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NZUS99 KMFR 210400
CWDMFR
DISCUSSION FOR COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
800 PM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
PZZ300-211000-
800 PM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
A STRONG LOW
WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA AND OFFSHORE OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC TONIGHT, THEN LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS
WILL BRING MULTIPLE STRONG FRONTS INTO THE WATERS TONIGHT, THEN
AGAIN SATURDAY. GALES ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH A PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS FOR THE
OUTER WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS WILL BECOME VERY
STEEP AND DANGEROUS WITH HAZARDOUS BAR CROSSING CONDITIONS. WINDS
AND SEAS REMAIN ELEVATED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY, THEN CALMER
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
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