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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
742 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-021500-
742 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
AHEAD OF A
FRONT, GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL AFFECT THE WATERS
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES WITH VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, ALONG WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND LOW VISIBILITY, PERSISTING UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES
ONSHORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT,
BUT REMAIN GUSTY WITH STEEP SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE FRIDAY, AND REMAIN RELATIVELY CALM THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND POTENTIALLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PZZ350-021500-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
742 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 14 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THU
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO
AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRI
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ356-021500-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
742 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
WED
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT, EASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
FRI
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
SUN
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ370-021500-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
742 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
WED
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT, VEERING TO SW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 9 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
7 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING
TO AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY
IN THE EVENING.
FRI
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ376-021500-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
742 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, RISING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
WED
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT, VEERING TO SW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 10 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
FRI
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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