Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
660 FZUS56 KMFR 152107 CWFMFR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Medford, OR 207 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024 PZZ300-161000- 207 PM PDT Wed May 15 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 tonight. 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. $$ PZZ350-161000- Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm- 207 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Patchy fog early. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of dense fog. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ356-161000- Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm- 207 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to gales to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to up to 30 kt in the evening, then easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon and evening, then easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ370-161000- Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm- 207 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Patchy fog early. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of dense fog. .THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ376-161000- Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm- 207 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Patchy fog early. .TONIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Areas of dense fog. .THU...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...N wind up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$