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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
800 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-211700-
800 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
WEST SEAS WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL LIKELY
BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALLER CRAFTS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS WIND WAVES BECOME HIGH AND STEEP TO VERY STEEP SOUTH OF PORT
ORFORD. THE SEAS MAY REMAIN HIGH AND STEEP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
THE WEATHER PATTERN BECOMES MORE ACTIVE NEXT WEEK WITH A POTENTIAL
FRONT MOVING THROUGH.
PZZ350-211700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
800 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026
TONIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG UNTIL
EARLY MORNING.
WED
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
THU
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING
NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ356-211700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
800 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE LATE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG.
WED
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE
FOG IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING
NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT.
PZZ370-211700-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
800 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026
TONIGHT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG
LATE THIS EVENING.
WED
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
PZZ376-211700-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
800 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N LATE. SEAS AROUND
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WED
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, RISING TO 20 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT.
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