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FZUS56 KMFR 221618  
CWFMFR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR  
818 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE  
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.  
 
PZZ300-230500-  
818 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
 
AN ACTIVE  
WEATHER PATTERN WILL CAUSE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND  
INTO NEXT WEEK. SOUTH WINDS AND STEEP SEAS WILL BRING CONDITIONS  
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THIS MORNING. THEN, WINDS INCREASE TO  
GALES THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY WITH VERY STEEP,  
HAZARDOUS SEAS, HIGHEST NEAR AND NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO. ANOTHER  
STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY WITH STRONG GALES AND  
POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WITH VERY HIGH AND VERY STEEP  
SEAS. VERY STEEP SEAS PERSIST INTO TUESDAY, THEN THINGS SHOULD  
CALM DOWN FROM WEDNESDAY ONWARD.  
 

 
 
PZZ350-230500-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-  
818 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
 
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT,  
RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
TSTMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
12 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO  
16 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 19 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
17 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS  
AND W 19 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO  
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
17 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
9 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
W 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
E WIND AROUND 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ356-230500-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-  
818 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
 
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT,  
BECOMING S 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
15 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS  
AND W 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W  
12 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ370-230500-  
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
818 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
 
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT,  
RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
12 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WIDESPREAD FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
W 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO  
17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
S WIND 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO  
19 FT, BUILDING TO 21 TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S  
15 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 21 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING  
TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO  
26 FT, SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
14 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 21 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING.    
TUE
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO  
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
18 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
9 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ376-230500-  
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
818 AM PST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
 
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
S 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 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND W 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING,  
THEN RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PATCHY DENSE FOG.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO  
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN
 
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON
 
S WIND 35 TO 40 KT, VEERING TO SW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 13 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 19 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 18 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO  
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W  
16 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
9 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
W 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
 

 
 
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