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FZUS56 KMFR 210346
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
846 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-211600-
846 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
BELOW ADVISORY
SEAS CONTINUE WITH GENTLE WINDS AND LOWER SWELL THROUGH SATURDAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE BY FRIDAY EVENING AND WESTERLY BY
SATURDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL REDEVELOP
ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BRINGING STRONG NORTH WINDS AND
STEEP SEAS FOR WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO AND POSSIBLY AS FAR
NORTH AS REEDSPORT IN THE EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS LOOK TO EASE ON
MONDAY EVENING.
PZZ350-211600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
846 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
THEN AROUND 2 FT OR LESS.
PZZ356-211600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
846 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
PZZ370-211600-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
846 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
FRI
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 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 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT.
PZZ376-211600-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
846 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 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
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT.
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