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FZUS56 KMFR 212209  
CWFMFR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR  
209 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE  
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.  
 
PZZ300-221100-  
209 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
 
WINDS CONTINUE  
TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BUT VERY STEEP SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  
TONIGHT. 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.  
 

 
 
PZZ350-221100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-  
209 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, RISING TO  
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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. 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. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 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. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 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  
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 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. SHOWERS.   
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. SHOWERS.   
THU
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 20 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 19 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ356-221100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-  
209 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO  
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND W 19 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
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. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
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. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN 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 19 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND W 21 FT AT 21 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING  
SW 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 10 KT. 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 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 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.    
WED
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 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. SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 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. SHOWERS.   
THU
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
W 20 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ370-221100-  
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
209 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO  
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND W 19 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
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. A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
TSTMS IN THE EVENING.    
MON
 
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
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. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING  
SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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
 
W 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 SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 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 SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. 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. SHOWERS.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. 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. SHOWERS.   
THU
 
SW WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT, BUILDING TO 21 TO  
23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
22 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 TO 22 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
19 TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ376-221100-  
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
209 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO  
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND W 20 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS LATE.    
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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
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 SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
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 21 TO  
24 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 22 FT AT  
21 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING  
SW 10 TO 15 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 AROUND 10 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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 13 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 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. SHOWERS.   
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. SHOWERS.   
THU
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 20 TO 22 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 22 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
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