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NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KMFR 131035
CWFMFR

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

PZZ300-131700-
235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS
GUSTY NORTH
WINDS AND STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS GRADUALLY
DECREASING INTO THE EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MID
WEEK WITH LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TUESDAY THEN HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS AT MID
WEEK.



PZZ350-131700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

TODAY
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. CAPE ARAGO
SOUTHWARD...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT. SWELL W 8 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 3 TO 6 FT AT
4 SECONDS... BUILDING TO NW 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN BEFORE SUNRISE...THEN SHOWERS.

TONIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BACKING TO SW EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR
LESS. SWELL NW 12 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

TUE
SW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO S 5 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SWELL W 11 TO 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.

TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 3 FT. SWELL W 11 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 10 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 9 TO
10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

THU
SE WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO S IN THE EVENING...THEN...RISING
TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 4 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT.

FRI
SW WIND 20 KT...VEERING TO W IN THE EVENING...THEN...
BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...BECOMING
2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 11 FT. 



PZZ370-131700-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING

HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON


TODAY
N WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT... EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 9 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO W
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE MORNING...
THEN...BUILDING TO W 11 TO 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN BEFORE SUNRISE...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY.

TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BACKING TO W 5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN
THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 12 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 12 TO 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.

TUE NIGHT
W WIND 15 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW 11 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. SWELL W 11 TO 12 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED NIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 10 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

THU
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN...
RISING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 5 FT. W SWELL 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT.

FRI
W WIND 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...THEN...BACKING TO SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 5 TO 6 FT...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 11 TO 12 FT. 



PZZ376-131700-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING

HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON


TODAY
NW WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT...BECOMING
N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 10 TO 11 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 9 TO 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 8 TO 9 FT
AT 9 SECONDS IN THE MORNING...THEN...BUILDING TO W 11 TO 12 FT AT
15 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN BEFORE
SUNRISE...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY.

TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
7 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 12 TO
13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

TUE
NORTHERN PORTION...W WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO N IN THE
MORNING...THEN...BACKING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN
PORTION...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W
11 TO 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.

TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW 11 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

WED
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 10 TO
11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW
9 TO 10 FT.

THU
N WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE EVENING... THEN...
BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 7 FT... BUILDING TO 9 FT.

FRI
W WIND 20 KT...VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO
5 FT...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 11 TO 12 FT. 



PZZ356-131700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

TODAY
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 5 NM OF
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD. WIND WAVES 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 8 TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW
3 TO 6 FT AT 4 SECONDS...BUILDING TO NW 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN BEFORE SUNRISE...THEN
SHOWERS.

TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WITHIN 5 NM OF BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD...N
WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
2 FT OR LESS. SWELL NW 11 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.

TUE
E WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 10 TO 12 FT
AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.

TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W
10 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED
N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 9 TO
11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED NIGHT
NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 15 KT... EASING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD... NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...
VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THU
NE WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO NW IN THE EVENING...THEN...
BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 7 TO 8 FT.

FRI
SW WIND 15 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 4 FT...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 11 FT.