Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
231 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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231 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS..Conditions
will gradually improve today with winds easing below gales and
seas diminishing slightly north of Cape Blanco. Gusty winds and
steep to very steep seas will persist through the end of the week,
especially south of Cape Blanco.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
231 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds, NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 ft at
20 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds, NW 4 ft at
5 seconds and SW 1 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds, NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds, NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds, NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at
19 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
231 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW
5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 ft at 20 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to gales to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at
12 seconds and SW 1 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N gales to 35 kt, becoming up to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with occasional gusts to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
231 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds, NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 ft at
20 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds, N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds, N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds, N 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at
19 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon, then  rising to 20 to 25 kt in the evening, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
231 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft
at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds, NW
5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 ft at 20 seconds.
.FRI...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N gales to 35 kt, becoming up to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 7 seconds, NW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft
at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
9 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
19 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.MON...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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