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FZUS56 KMFR 211513
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
813 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-220400-
813 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
A THERMAL
TROUGH STRENGTHENS TODAY, BRINGING GUSTY NORTH WINDS. STEEP SEAS
EXIST THIS MORNING. THEN, A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO SOUTHWARD LATER TODAY THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS NORTH OF CAPE
BLANCO. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO GALES IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENINGS FOR AREAS FROM GOLD BEACH SOUTH.
PZZ350-220400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
813 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W AROUND 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ356-220400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
813 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT,
RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
10 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: NW 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 12 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
PZZ370-220400-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
813 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
WED
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
W 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
PZZ376-220400-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
813 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT,
RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 6 SECONDS,
NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO AROUND 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
WED
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY
IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
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