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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
807 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024

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

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807 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...A thermal
trough pattern will maintain gusty north winds and very steep and
hazardous seas for all areas through Wednesday night. Winds will
be strongest, reaching gales, and seas will be steepest south of
Cape Blanco and during the afternoons and evenings. North of Cape
Blanco, expect steep to very steep seas with gusty north winds.
Conditions improve some on Thursday with winds easing below gales,
but gusty winds and steep to very steep seas will likely persist
through the end of the week.

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
807 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt...easing to 20 to 25 kt late tonight.
Wind waves N 9 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 7 ft at 6 seconds. NW
swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 5 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt...easing to 20 kt in the afternoon, then...
rising to 25 kt in the evening...easing to 20 kt after midnight.
Wind waves N 6 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW
2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 25 kt in the evening,
then...easing to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW 7 ft at
7 seconds. Swell SW 2 ft at 18 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
807 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, N
wind 30 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late tonight. Wind waves NW
11 ft at 8 seconds. Swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 25 kt...becoming NW gales 35 kt. Within 5 nm of
Brookings southward, NW wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt
late in the afternoon. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW gales 35 kt...easing to 25 kt. Within 5 nm of
Brookings southward, NW wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period
11 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt...rising to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, NW wind 10 to 15 kt...rising
to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 10 ft at
7 seconds. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt...becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, NW wind 15 to 25 kt...veering
to N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW 9 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt...rising to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, N wind 15 kt...rising to
20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 8 ft at 7 seconds.
Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt...easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing
to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. Swell
W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt...rising to 30 kt in the evening, then...
easing to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves N 7 ft at 8 seconds.
Swell W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt...easing to 20 kt in the afternoon, then...
rising to 25 kt in the evening...easing to 20 kt after midnight.
Wind waves NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. Swell SW 2 ft at 18 seconds and
W 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
807 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves NE 10 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
W 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 8 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 8 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 8 ft at 6 seconds. NW
swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt...becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 7 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves N 8 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt...easing to 25 kt. Wind waves N 8 ft at
7 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Wind waves N 9 ft at 7 seconds. Swell SW
2 ft at 18 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
807 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N gales 35 kt. Combined seas 12 to 15 ft dominant
period 12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 30 kt northern portion and N gales 35 kt southern
portion. Combined seas 11 to 14 ft dominant period 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Northern portion, N wind 30 kt...easing to 25 kt in
the late evening and overnight. Southern portion, N gales 35 kt...
becoming 30 kt early in the morning. Combined seas 10 to 13 ft
dominant period 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves N 11 ft at 7 seconds. NW swell
3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt northern portion and N 30 kt
southern portion. Wind waves N 10 ft at 7 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft
at 12 seconds.
.FRI...Northern portion, N wind 25 kt. Southern portion, N wind
30 kt...rising to gales 35 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW
10 ft at 7 seconds. Swell NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
19 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt northern portion and N gales 35 kt
southern portion. Combined seas 10 to 13 ft dominant period
11 seconds.
.SAT...N gales 35 kt...easing to 30 kt after midnight. Combined
seas 13 ft dominant period 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt...easing to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves
N 11 ft at 9 seconds. Swell SW 2 ft at 18 seconds and W 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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