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FZUS56 KMFR 200459
CWFMFR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
859 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-201700-
859 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
STEEP SEAS
WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH
FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING WITH WORSENING CONDITIONS. STRONG
GUSTY WINDS, UP TO GALES, AND HIGH AND VERY STEEP SEAS DEVELOP
ACROSS THE WATERS. THEN, A STRONGER FRONT ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY WITH GALES AND VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP, CHAOTIC SEAS.
ADDITIONAL STRONGER FRONTS FOLLOW SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH
PERSISTENT VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS INTERRUPTED BY
PERIODS OF GALES.
PZZ350-201700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
859 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS, SW 10 FT AT
16 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING
S 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING TO 15 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT,
BUILDING TO 17 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
15 TO 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT
16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO
17 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING
S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS, W 18 FT AT 17 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
25 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W
21 FT AT 18 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 23 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO
16 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 19 FT AT 18 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
PZZ356-201700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
859 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS, SW 10 FT AT 16 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING
S 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING TO 15 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT,
BUILDING TO 16 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN
THE MORNING. SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO
17 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING TO
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS, W 17 FT AT 17 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
25 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W
20 FT AT 18 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 23 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT, SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT
18 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ370-201700-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
859 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT
7 SECONDS, SW 12 FT AT 16 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING.
FRI
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT
14 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO S 30 TO 40 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO
16 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 18 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND W 12 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO
21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 17 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT
16 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
SW 19 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO
22 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING
TO AROUND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 TO 22 FT, BUILDING TO
20 TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS, W
21 FT AT 17 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 25 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 TO 24 FT, SUBSIDING TO 21 TO 22 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 22 FT AT
18 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 23 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT, SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT
18 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
PZZ376-201700-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
859 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS, SW 11 FT AT 16 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING.
FRI
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S
10 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT
17 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, RISING TO
30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S
16 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING S
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO
21 FT, BUILDING TO 19 TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 20 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 19 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING
S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 18 TO
23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 20 FT
AT 17 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 25 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 TO 23 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS,
W 21 FT AT 18 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 23 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT, SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT
18 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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