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FZUS56 KMFR 180401
CWFMFR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
900 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-181700-
900 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WO;; TREND LOWER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
WEST SEAS WILL REMAIN STEEP THIS EVENING, MAINLY FOR AREAS SOUTH
OF CAPE BLANCO, THEN TREND SLIGHTLY LOWER TONIGHT. SEAS ARE LIKELY
TO BECOME STEEP AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT. THIS
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL
LIKELY BRING GALES AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SEAS. CURRENT
PROBABILITIES INDICATE A 50-80 PERCENT CHANCE FOR 40 MPH GUSTS OR
GREATER OVER THE WATERS ON WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL THEN LIKELY REMAIN
STEEP THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
PZZ350-181700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
900 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW LATE. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, RISING TO 30 TO
40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 14 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, EASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO
13 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 16 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ356-181700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
900 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT,
BACKING TO W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TUE
S 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: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, RISING TO 30 TO
40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 13 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW 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 11 TO
15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 11 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO
13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ370-181700-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
TUE
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN
THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 16 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, EASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO
19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
15 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 14 FT
AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO
11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
W WIND AROUND 10 KT, BACKING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 10 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ376-181700-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS
AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
SW 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO
10 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 10 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
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