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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
213 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

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

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213 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Steep seas and
northwest winds will persist through this evening. Then seas will
diminish and winds will become southerly as a weak front moves
across the waters tonight and Monday morning. A strong front
approaches Tuesday night and across through the waters Wednesday
with increasing south winds, possibly gales, and very steep seas.
High to very high seas will continue behind this front late next
week.


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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
213 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt...backing to SW late tonight. Wind waves
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds...subsiding
to 5 ft at 8 seconds after midnight. Swell  and W 2 to 3 ft after
midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds...
shifting to the SW 4 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. Swell W
3 ft at 15 seconds and W 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W 5 to 10 kt in the
late evening and overnight. Wind waves SW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of rain in the evening,
then chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 kt...rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less
than 2 ft. W swell 6 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 15 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 secondswind waves SW 8 ft at
6 seconds after midnight. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 16 seconds.
Showers.
.WED...S wind 30 kt...becoming SW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves SW 12 ft at 9 seconds. Swell W 7 to 8 ft at
15 seconds. Showers through the day. Slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt...backing to S 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 7 to 8 ft at
15 seconds and SW 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds...building to W 10 to
11 ft at 14 seconds after midnight. Showers and slight chance of
tstms.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt...becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 5 ft
at 7 seconds. Swell W 16 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt...veering to SW in the afternoon, then...
veering to N in the evening...veering to NE after midnight. Wind
waves S 3 ft at 4 seconds... shifting to the N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
W swell 13 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to 10 ft at 11 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
213 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 10 kt...backing to SW late
tonight. Brookings southward, NW wind 10 to 20 kt...easing to
5 to 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Wind waves NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds. W swell 8 to 9 ft at 10 seconds...subsiding to 5 ft
at 8 seconds. Swell  and W 2 to 3 ft after midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt northern portion and S 5 to 15 kt
Brookings southward. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W
3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds and W 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...Northern portion, S wind 15 kt...veering to SW late
in the evening, then...veering to NW after midnight. Brookings
southward, S wind 5 kt...backing to N early in the morning. Wind
waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of
rain through the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to S in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...becoming less than
2 ft. Swell W 6 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 to 4 ft at 20 seconds.
Chance of showers through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...Northern portion, S wind 15 kt...rising to 20 to
25 kt after midnight. Brookings southward, S wind 5 to 10 kt...
rising to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves W 2 ft at
4 secondswind waves S 7 ft at 5 seconds after midnight. Swell W
7 to 9 ft at 17 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Wind waves SW 11 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W
7 to 8 ft at 15 seconds. Showers through the day. Slight chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 5 ft at
6 seconds. Swell W 7 to 8 ft at 15 seconds and SW 7 ft at
8 seconds...building to W 9 to 10 ft at 14 seconds after
midnight. Showers and chance of tstms.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt...becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 5 ft
at 7 seconds...shifting to the S 4 ft at 5 seconds after
midnight. Swell W 16 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt...veering to S in the afternoon, then...
veering to N in the evening...veering to NE after midnight. Wind
waves S 3 ft at 4 seconds... shifting to the N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
W swell 13 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to 10 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
213 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt...backing to SW late tonight. Wind waves
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds...subsiding
to 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Swell  and W 3 ft after midnight.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 20 kt...veering to W 10 to 15 kt late in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds...shifting to the SW
3 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. W swell 3 ft at 15 seconds...
building to 4 to 5 ft at 15 seconds in the afternoon. Chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of rain.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to S 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...
becoming less than 2 ft. W swell 6 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt...rising to 30 kt after midnight.
Wind waves S 2 ft at 3 secondswind waves S 11 ft at 7 seconds
after midnight. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
.WED...S gales 35 kt...becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Combined seas 14 to 15 ft dominant period 15 seconds. Showers
through the day. Slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 7 ft at
7 seconds. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 15 seconds and SW 5 to 6 ft at
9 seconds...building to W 11 to 13 ft at 14 seconds after
midnight. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt...easing to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 10 ft at
8 secondswind waves SW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 16 to 18 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt...backing to E in the afternoon, then...
backing to N. Wind waves S 4 ft at 5 seconds... shifting to the
SE 3 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon, then...shifting to the N
4 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 13 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to
10 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
213 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...backing to W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight, then...backing to SW late tonight. Wind waves NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds. NW swell 8 to 9 ft at 10 seconds...becoming W 5 ft
at 8 seconds. Swell  and W 3 ft after midnight.
.MON...Northern portion, S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to SW 5 to
15 kt late in the afternoon. Southern portion, S wind 5 to 10 kt.
Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. W swell 3 ft at 15 seconds...
building to 4 to 5 ft at 15 seconds in the afternoon. Chance of
showers through the day.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to S 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds in the morning...
becoming less than 2 ft. W swell 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt...rising to 30 kt after midnight.
Wind waves S 2 ft at 3 secondswind waves S 9 ft at 7 seconds
after midnight. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
.WED...S wind 30 kt...becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves S 12 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 15 seconds.
Showers through the day. Slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves SW 6 ft at
7 seconds. Swell W 8 to 9 ft at 15 seconds and SW 5 to 7 ft at
8 seconds...building to W 11 to 13 ft at 14 seconds after
midnight. Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves SW 5 ft
at 7 seconds. Swell W 16 to 17 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt...backing to SE in the afternoon, then...
backing to N. Wind waves S 4 ft at 5 seconds...shifting to the N
3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 13 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to
10 ft at 11 seconds.

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