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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
259 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-022200-
259 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
A SEASONABLY
STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
WITH SEAS BECOMING STEEP AGAIN IN SOUTHERN WATERS LATE TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD DURING THE WEEKEND, WITH
VERY STEEP SEAS LIKELY AND GALES POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN WATERS LATE
SATURDAY INTO MONDAY. MEANTIME, STEEP SEAS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP
NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO ON SUNDAY.
PZZ350-022200-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
259 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT,
BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PZZ356-022200-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
259 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N 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 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PZZ370-022200-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
259 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO NW LATE. SEAS AROUND
5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W
5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ376-022200-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
259 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, VEERING TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W
7 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, RISING TO 25 TO
30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT
8 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
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