400  
FZUS56 KMFR 020310  
CWFMFR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR  
810 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE  
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.  
 
PZZ300-021600-  
810 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
 
A SEASONABLY  
STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SEAS BECOMING  
STEEP AGAIN IN SOUTHERN WATERS SATURDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY THE  
POTENTIAL FOR VERY STEEP SEAS IN SOUTHERN WATERS LATER SATURDAY  
INTO SUNDAY. STEEP SEAS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE IN ALL WATERS IN  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
PZZ350-021600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-  
810 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW, BACKING TO  
S LATE. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.    
FRI
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
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  
7 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W  
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SUN
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. 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, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO  
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
6 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.  
 

 
 
PZZ356-021600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-  
810 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N, VEERING TO SE  
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 3 FT  
AT 15 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE  
THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W  
7 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT,  
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SUN
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 9 TO  
11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. 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 5 TO 8 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 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ370-021600-  
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
810 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW, BACKING TO  
S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT  
AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
FRI
 
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SUN
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 8 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 15 TO 20 KT. 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, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT  
13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ376-021600-  
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
810 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO S LATE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT  
15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN LATE.    
FRI
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI 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, W 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND  
S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 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 AROUND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
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 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT  
7 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT.  
 

 
 
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