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FZUS56 KMFR 231535
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
835 AM PDT SUN AUG 23 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-240400-
835 AM PDT SUN AUG 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
WINDS HAVE
SHIFTED TO THE NORTH AND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A THERMAL
TROUGH STRENGTHENS ALONG THE COAST. GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND STEEP
WIND-DRIVEN SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE MAIN
BELT OF STRONGER WINDS WILL PUSH OVER THE OUTER WATERS MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH A SOUTHERLY SURGE OF WIND AND FOG
ALONG THE INNER WATERS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. GENERALLY LIGHT
WINDS AND SEAS WILL FOLLOW MID-WEEK.
PZZ350-240400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
835 AM PDT SUN AUG 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO N LATE THIS
MORNING, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, RISING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS
MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
TUE
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
WED
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 3 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN AROUND 2 FT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
THU
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ356-240400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
835 AM PDT SUN AUG 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE
FOG EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING.
MON
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING S
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
MON NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ370-240400-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
835 AM PDT SUN AUG 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ376-240400-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
835 AM PDT SUN AUG 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
REST OF TODAY
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
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