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FZUS56 KMFR 310553
CWFMFR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
1053 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ300-311800-
1053 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
STEEP SEAS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS IMPROVE TUESDAY. SEAS
WILL BECOME STEEP AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. THEN, SOUTH GALES AND VERY
STEEP SEAS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT. STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
BUILD TO A PEAK ON THURSDAY.
PZZ350-311800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
1053 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW
AROUND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ356-311800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
1053 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN LATE.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO
12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
FRI
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ370-311800-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1053 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED
S WIND AROUND 30 KT, VEERING TO W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
RAIN.
THU
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO
15 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND W 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ376-311800-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1053 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 12 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
RAIN.
THU
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
14 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO
9 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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