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FZUS56 KMFR 211008
CWFMFR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
208 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-212300-
208 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
A STRONG FRONTS
IS PASSING THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING, BRINGING GALES AND
VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP CHAOTIC SEAS. WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST AND
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON, BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH AND VERY
STEEP. THE NEXT STRONG FRONT FOLLOWS ON SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER LATER
IN THE DAY ON MONDAY, AND YET ANOTHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. SOUTH GALES ARE LIKELY WITH EACH OF THESE FRONTS ALONG
WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY HIGH, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS
SEAS DUE TO A MIX OF SHORT PERIOD WIND SEAS AND LONG PERIOD SWELL.
PZZ350-212300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
208 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO
17 TO 20 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 18 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
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 17 TO
19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO
20 FT, BUILDING TO 18 TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING
S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 21 FT AT 21 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO 18 TO
21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
21 FT AT 21 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
17 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT
18 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
17 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO
18 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 19 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ356-212300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
208 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT, BUILDING TO
17 TO 20 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 19 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO
25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO
20 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 18 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 16 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 21 FT AT 21 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 21 FT AT 21 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO
16 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 19 FT AT 18 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT
17 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
W 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT, BUILDING TO
17 TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ370-212300-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
208 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT, THEN 20 TO
21 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 17 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W
19 FT AT 17 SECONDS, THEN WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
19 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
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 19 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT, EASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 22 FT, BUILDING TO 21 TO 24 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 17 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 18 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 20 TO 22 FT, BUILDING TO
19 TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 24 FT AT 21 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
MON
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, RISING TO
30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 25 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 24 FT AT 21 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, VEERING
TO SW 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 TO 25 FT, SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 22 FT AT 18 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
17 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT, EASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT, BUILDING TO 19 TO 22 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 20 FT AT
15 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ376-212300-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
208 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT, BUILDING TO
20 TO 21 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
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 RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT, EASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 22 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND W 19 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 18 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 18 TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 22 FT AT 21 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING S
30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 TO 24 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 22 FT AT 21 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, BECOMING
SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 TO
24 FT, SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S
11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 21 FT AT 18 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
16 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT, BUILDING TO
19 TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 21 FT AT 15 SECONDS
AND S 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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