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FZUS56 KMFR 192126
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
226 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George California
and westward 60 nm.

PZZ300-200400-
226 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...North winds have
generally calmed across the waters today and calmer conditions
are expected through tonight. A weak front will result in
increasing south winds early Saturday morning, then winds will
shift to the west late Saturday morning and afternoon. North winds
will increase Sunday with the strongest winds and steepest seas
south and southwest of Cape Blanco.


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PZZ350-200400-
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
226 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024


.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to NW late in the evening,
then...backing to S after midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at
3 seconds before dark...becoming less than 2 ft. SW swell 1 to
2 ft at 15 seconds. Swell  and W 2 ft after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 20 kt...veering to W 10 kt late in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. SW swell 1 to 2 ft at
14 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to N early in the
morning. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at
10 seconds. Slight chance of rain.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at
12 seconds...building to W 8 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kt...veering to NE 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at
12 seconds...becoming W 5 ft at 11 seconds after midnight.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 20 kt...backing to N 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kt...easing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt...backing to NW. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds. NW swell 4 ft at 8 seconds... subsiding to 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 kt...backing to NW. Wind waves NW 2 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the W 2 ft at 4 seconds after midnight.
Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds... building to W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ356-200400-
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
226 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024


.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt...backing to S after midnight. Wind
waves N 2 ft at 5 seconds in the evening... becoming less than
2 ft. SW swell 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Swell  and W 1 to 2 ft
after midnight.
.SAT...Northern portion, S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to SW 5 kt
late in the afternoon. Brookings southward, SE wind 5 to 10 kt...
veering to S early in the afternoon, then...backing to SE late in
the afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 3 seconds...shifting to the
SW 2 ft at 3 seconds in the afternoon. Swell SW 1 to 2 ft at
14 seconds and W 1 to 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, N wind 5 kt...
backing to NW 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and early morning,
then...veering to N early in the morning. Wind waves NW 2 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Slight chance of
rain.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, N wind 10 kt...becoming NW
15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 13 seconds...shifting to the NW 8 ft at
12 seconds in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N gales 35 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, N wind 15 to
25 kt...veering to NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Combined seas
9 to 11 ft dominant period 12 seconds in the evening.
.MON...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to
25 kt in the afternoon. Brookings southward, NE wind 10 to
15 kt...backing to N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW
6 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 25 kt... easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Brookings southward, N wind 10 to
15 kt...veering to NE after midnight. Wind waves NW 6 ft at
8 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt...becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at
5 seconds. Swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt...backing to NW in the afternoon and
evening, then...veering to N after midnight. Wind waves N 3 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds...building to W 6 ft at
10 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
226 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024


.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to NW late in the evening,
then...backing to SW after midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds in the evening...becoming less than 2 ft. S swell 2 to
3 ft at 15 seconds. Swell  and W 2 ft after midnight.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt...rising to 15 to 20 kt in the morning,
then...veering to W in the afternoon. Wind waves SW 3 ft at
4 seconds. Swell S 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt early in
the morning. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt...rising to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 7 to 8 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 8 ft at 12 seconds... becoming W 5 ft at 11 seconds
after midnight.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves N 7 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 7 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt...backing to NW after midnight. Wind
waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds. N swell 5 ft at 8 seconds...shifting
to the NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. W
swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
226 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024


.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW late tonight. Wind
waves N 2 ft at 5 seconds in the evening...becoming less than
2 ft. S swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Swell  and W 2 ft after
midnight.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to NW late in the afternoon.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 3 seconds... shifting to the W 3 ft at
3 seconds in the afternoon. Swell S 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and W
2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 10 kt... veering to N
early in the morning. Southern portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt...
rising to 20 kt early in the morning. Wind waves NW 3 ft at
5 seconds. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds...shifting to the NW
7 ft at 13 seconds after midnight.
.SUN...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 25 kt. Southern portion, N
wind 20 to 25 kt...rising to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves N 9 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
NW 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds...becoming W 5 ft at 11 seconds after
midnight.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves N 11 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt...easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight.
Wind waves N 9 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at
6 seconds. Swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell
5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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