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FZUS56 KMFR 182101
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
201 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

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201 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Gusty north
winds and steep seas are expected across all waters into tonight.
The thermal trough weakens tomorrow and conditions will improve.
Relatively light winds and low seas continue into Saturday, though
a weak cold front will move through with some rain. Gusty north
winds and steep seas are expected to return later in the weekend.

$$

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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
201 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at 5 seconds. SW
swell 1 to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 15 kt...becoming 10 kt late in the afternoon.
Wind waves N 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to S early in the
morning. Wind waves N 2 ft at 3 seconds in the evening...becoming
less than 2 ft. Swell SW 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. SW swell 1 to 2 ft at
15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to N after midnight.
Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 8 seconds.
Slight chance of rain.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to N 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 to 7 ft at
12 seconds...building to W 8 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon.
Slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at
12 seconds...becoming W 5 ft at 12 seconds after midnight.
.MON...NE wind 15 to 20 kt...backing to N. Wind waves N 3 ft at
5 seconds. Swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt...backing to NW. Wind waves N 3 ft at
4 seconds...shifting to the W 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 3 to
4 ft at 8 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
201 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northern portion, N wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 10 to
20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Brookings southward, NW
wind 10 to 15 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt early in the evening,
then...backing to SE in the late evening and early morning...
veering to SW late tonight. Wind waves N 5 ft at 6 seconds. SW
swell 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...Northern portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Brookings southward,
wind variable less than 5 kt...becoming W 5 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves N 2 ft at 6 seconds. Swell S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Northern portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the
evening...becoming variable less than 5 kt, then... becoming S
5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Brookings southward, W wind 5 kt
early in the evening...becoming variable less than 5 kt, then...
becoming S 5 kt after midnight...backing to SE. Wind waves N 2 ft
at 4 seconds in the evening...becoming less than 2 ft. Swell SW
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 15 kt...veering to SW in the afternoon. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 3 seconds... shifting to the S 2 ft at 3 seconds
in the afternoon. SW swell 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. Slight chance of rain.
.SUN...Wind N wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 6 to 7 ft at 13 seconds... shifting to the NW 8 ft at
12 seconds in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight.
Within 5 nm of Brookings southward, N wind 15 to 20 kt...becoming
15 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW 7 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW
8 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to NW 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds
after midnight.
.MON...N wind 20 kt...rising to 25 kt in the evening, then...
easing to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves N 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt...backing to NW in the evening, then...
veering to N after midnight. Wind waves N 3 ft at 4 seconds...
shifting to the NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 3 to 4 ft at
8 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
201 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at 5 seconds. S
swell 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW early in the
morning. Wind waves NE 2 ft at 3 seconds in the evening...
becoming less than 2 ft. Swell S 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. S swell 2 to 3 ft at
15 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt...becoming 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. W
swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves NE 5 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell NW 8 ft at 12 seconds... becoming W 5 ft at 12 seconds
after midnight.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Wind waves N 5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 to
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds. Swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
201 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves N 6 ft at 7 seconds. S
swell 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to SW early in the
morning. Wind waves N 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 15 kt...veering to NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves N 2 ft at 3 seconds... shifting to the W
3 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. S swell 2 to 3 ft at
15 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 5 to 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...Northern portion, N wind 15 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt in
the afternoon. Southern portion, N wind 20 to 25 kt...rising to
30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves N 5 ft at 5 seconds. NW swell
7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves NE 9 ft at 7 seconds. Swell
NW 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds... becoming W 5 ft at 12 seconds after
midnight.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Wind waves N 6 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 4 to
5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt...easing to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at
5 seconds. N swell 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.

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