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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
215 AM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-102200-
215 AM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
WIND WAVE
DOMINATED SEAS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO STEEP WEST-
NORTHWEST SWELL TODAY, FOLLOWED BY INCREASED SOUTH WINDS WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA THEN STALLS OUT JUST TO
OUR NORTH. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
REMAIN NORTH OF FLORENCE, BUT STEEP SEAS WILL PERSIST NORTH OF CAPE
BLANCO WITH VERY STEEP SEAS POSSIBLE NORTH OF REEDSPORT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE
WEEK.
PZZ350-102200-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
215 AM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE THIS MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THU
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
SAT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ356-102200-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
215 AM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT.
PZZ370-102200-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
215 AM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THU
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SAT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, VEERING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ376-102200-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
215 AM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT
13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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