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FZUS56 KMFR 230331
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
831 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

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

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831 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Moderate north
winds and steep to very steep wind driven seas will continue
tonight. The strongest winds and steepest seas will be beyond 10
NM from shore and south of Cape Blanco. Winds will gradually ease
through Tuesday, but seas will remain steep and hazardous to small
craft. A southerly surge of stratus could reach up to around Gold
Beach late Tuesday morning. Conditions improve Tuesday night into
Wednesday, but a series of fronts will bring unsettled weather
late this week.


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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
831 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt late
tonight. Wind waves N 7 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt early in
the morning. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 2 to 3 ft
at 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 kt...backing to NW in the afternoon. Wind waves
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less than 2 ft.
Swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to S after midnight.
Wind waves less than 2 ft. Swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
W 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt...easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 4 to 5 ft at
8 seconds...building to 7 ft at 9 seconds after midnight.
Showers.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt...backing to SW. Wind waves W 2 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt...backing to S after midnight. Wind waves W
2 ft at 4 seconds...shifting to the S 2 ft at 4 seconds after
midnight. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at
14 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
831 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt...becoming NE 5 kt late tonight.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, NW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering
to N after midnight, then...veering to SE late tonight. Wind
waves NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...Northern portion, N wind 20 to 25 kt. Brookings southward,
SE wind 5 kt...veering to W late in the afternoon. Wind waves NW
6 ft at 7 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 kt...veering to N in the late evening and
overnight. Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, W wind 5 kt early
in the evening...becoming variable less than 5 kt, then...
becoming N 5 kt early in the morning. Wind waves NW 4 ft at
6 seconds. Swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...Northern portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Brookings southward,
NW wind 10 kt...rising to 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds...shifting
to the NW 4 ft at 9 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
NW swell 5 ft at 9 seconds...shifting to the W 3 to 4 ft at
11 seconds after midnight.
.THU...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
W 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt...veering to SW 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves S 4 ft at 5 seconds...shifting to the W 3 ft
at 5 seconds after midnight. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds...
building to 6 ft at 9 seconds after midnight. Showers.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt...veering to NW. Wind waves W 3 ft at
5 seconds...shifting to the NW 2 ft at 4 seconds after midnight.
Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt...becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
831 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 8 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 6 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to NW in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less than
2 ft. W swell 3 ft at 9 seconds...shifting to the NW 4 to 5 ft at
10 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW after midnight.
Wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming W 2 ft at 3 seconds after
midnight. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds...subsiding to 4 ft at
10 seconds after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at
9 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt...veering to W 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. W swell 5 ft at
8 seconds...building to 7 ft at 9 seconds after midnight.
Showers.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds...
shifting to the SW 3 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 5 to
6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
831 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves N 11 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds. W
swell 3 ft at 9 seconds...building to NW 5 ft at 9 seconds in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at
10 seconds...shifting to the W 4 ft at 10 seconds after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt...veering to W after midnight.
Wind waves W 4 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds...
building to 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds after midnight. Showers.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. W
swell 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. NW
swell 7 ft at 9 seconds...becoming W 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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