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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
816 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-221600-
816 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
A THERMAL
TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE COAST. NORTH WINDS INCREASE INTO
THURSDAY EVENING, WITH STEEP SEAS. ADVISORY LEVEL NORTH WINDS AND
STEEP SEAS THEN CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING,
EXCEPT VERY STEEP SEAS BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE NORTH OF CAPE
BLANCO AND BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE SOUTH OF CAPE BLANCO. NORTH
WINDS EASE NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO ON FRIDAY, BUT HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS PERSIST IN THE SOUTH. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED
OVER THE WEEKEND.
PZZ350-221600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
816 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ356-221600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
816 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO 20 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING
NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ370-221600-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
816 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE
FOG.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING N
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ376-221600-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
816 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE
FOG.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO 20 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
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