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FZUS56 KMFR 191532
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
832 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-200400-
832 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
GUSTY NORTH
WINDS AND STEEP SEAS, HIGHEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO THROUGH THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A THERMAL TROUGH
WILL REDEVELOP ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEKEND BRINGING A RETURN OF
STRONG NORTH WINDS AND STEEP SEAS FOR AREAS MAINLY SOUTH OF CAPE
BLANCO.
PZZ350-200400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
832 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING. PATCHY
DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ356-200400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
832 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT DRIZZLE EARLY THIS
MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
EVENING.
THU
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT
AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ370-200400-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
832 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT DRIZZLE EARLY THIS
MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ376-200400-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
832 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY
LIGHT DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS
MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
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