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FZUS56 KMFR 160307
CWFMFR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
807 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-161600-
807 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
STEEP SEAS
SPREAD TO ALL AREAS SATURDAY AS AN INCREASING SWELL BUILDS INTO
THE WATERS AND NORTH WINDS STRENGTHEN AGAIN. STRONGEST WINDS AND
HIGHEST SEAS ARE STILL EXPECTED FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTHWARD.
MULTIPLE NORTHWEST SWELL TRAINS WILL MOVE THROUGH AREA WATERS INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTH WINDS. AT A MINIMUM,
THIS WILL MAINTAIN STEEP SEAS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MID
NEXT WEEK WITH VERY STEEP SEAS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO.
PZZ350-161600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
807 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT SATURDAY THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY EARLY THIS
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT.
PZZ356-161600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
807 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING. A CHANCE
OF RAIN, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ370-161600-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
807 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT SATURDAY THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING.
SAT
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
9 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ376-161600-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
807 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT
AT 9 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
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