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FZUS56 KMFR 031531
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
831 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-040400-
831 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
A STRONG
THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH TODAY. GALE
FORCE WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT
SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO, GUSTY WINDS AND STEEP
SEAS CONTINUE. NORTH WINDS AND STEEP SEAS SHOULD EASE A BIT AT
MIDWEEK, ALTHOUGH SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS AT
THE VERY LEAST.
PZZ350-040400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
831 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS. PATCHY SMOKE LATE.
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY SMOKE.
TUE
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PZZ356-040400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
831 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY
SMOKE LATE.
TONIGHT
N WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, EASING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE
EVENING, THEN AREAS OF SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
PZZ370-040400-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
831 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY
SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY SMOKE.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PZZ376-040400-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
831 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N
13 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY SMOKE.
TUE
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY SMOKE.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
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