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FZUS56 KMFR 180938
CWFMFR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
238 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2025
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-182200-
238 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
BELOW ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WITH CHANCES OF SCATTERED MARINE SHOWERS CONTINUE
TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING FRONT. SEAS BECOME STEEP THEN VERY STEEP WITH GALE
GUSTS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
FOR WATERS WITHIN 30 NM OF SHORE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
EASE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, WITH VERY STEEP SEAS CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY. A LESS IMPACTFUL FRONT SUSTAINS STEEP SEAS ON
FRIDAY.
PZZ350-182200-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
238 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, RISING TO 35 TO
45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT,
BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 15 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 15 TO
20 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
17 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ356-182200-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
238 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, RISING TO 35 TO
45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT,
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 14 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO
14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 14 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 13 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: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ370-182200-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
238 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING, THEN BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 19 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO
22 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S
18 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN.
THU
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO
16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
10 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ376-182200-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
238 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 17 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 17 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
13 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO
13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
W 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 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 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND NW 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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