948  
FZUS56 KMFR 202207  
CWFMFR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR  
207 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE  
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.  
 
PZZ300-211100-  
207 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
 
MODERATEO  
SOUTH WINDS AND VERY STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. A  
STRONGER FRONT ARRIVES WITH SOUTH GALES AND VERY HIGH AND VERY  
STEEP, CHAOTIC SEAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL  
SHIFT SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING SATURDAY AS THE  
FRONT MOVES INLAND, BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP.  
ADDITIONAL STRONGER FRONTS FOLLOW SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH  
PERSISTENT VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS INTERRUPTED BY  
PERIODS OF GALES.  
 

 
 
PZZ350-211100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-  
207 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING S  
30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO  
10 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND W 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 20 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
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 16 TO  
19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO  
18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING  
S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO  
20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 18 FT  
AT 17 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 25 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT  
6 SECONDS, W 21 FT AT 18 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 23 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
16 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
W 19 FT AT 18 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO  
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W  
17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO  
16 TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ356-211100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-  
207 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING S  
25 TO 35 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  
11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 20 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO  
25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO  
19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
8 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING  
SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO  
20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 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 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS, W 20 FT AT 18 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 23 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
16 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 19 FT AT 18 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W  
17 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT, BUILDING TO  
15 TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ370-211100-  
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
207 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, RISING TO  
30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO  
14 TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND W 12 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING.  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING TO  
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO  
22 FT, BUILDING TO 20 TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S  
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO  
25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT, EASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT, BUILDING TO 18 TO 21 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 17 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING  
S AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT, BUILDING TO  
19 TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W  
21 FT AT 17 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 25 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 TO  
23 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W 22 FT AT 18 SECONDS  
AND W 9 FT AT 23 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS  
AND W 19 FT AT 18 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO  
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W  
18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 15 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT, EASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ376-211100-  
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
207 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, RISING TO  
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT, BUILDING TO 20 TO 21 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 20 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO  
25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 18 FT  
AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 18 TO 19 FT, BUILDING TO  
18 TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 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 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING S  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 TO  
23 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W 21 FT AT 18 SECONDS  
AND W 8 FT AT 23 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 19 FT AT 18 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO  
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W  
18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
12 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 15 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT, BUILDING TO  
17 TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
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