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NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KMFR 230400
CWFMFR

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
900 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

PZZ300-231000-
900 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS

WEST WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS ON
THURSDAY...AND YET ANOTHER ON THURSDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAKER
DISTURBANCES WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.



PZZ370-231000-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW
10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD RAIN.

THU
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 8 TO
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.

FRI
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL NW 6 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.

FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED
SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT
NW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL NW
3 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. N SWELL 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE
W AT 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN
W WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BUILDING TO
2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AND SW 2 FT.

MON
SE WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
RISING TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT. 



PZZ350-231000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
900 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW
9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD RAIN.

THU
SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SW 5 TO 15 KT CAPE ARAGO SOUTHWARD.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
WIDESPREAD RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
SW WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT
AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.

FRI
SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 5 TO
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 TO 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.

FRI NIGHT
W WIND 5 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 0 TO 1 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 TO 4 FT
AT 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT
SW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. N SWELL 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE
W AT 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN
W WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AND SW 2 FT.

MON
E WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON... THEN...
VEERING TO SW IN THE EVENING...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 3 FT. SWELL W 5 FT. 



PZZ376-231000-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW
9 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.

THU
W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SWELL NW 8 TO
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

THU NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.

FRI
NORTHERN PORTION...W WIND 15 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL
NW 5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED
SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.

SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL N 3 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. N SWELL 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE
W AT 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN
NW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BUILDING TO
3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AND SW 2 FT.

MON
NE WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
SWELL W 6 FT. 



PZZ356-231000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
900 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 7 TO 9 FT
AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.

THU
NW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SWELL NW 6 TO 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

THU NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
6 TO 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.

FRI
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 3 TO 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.

FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 TO
4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT
N WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. N SWELL 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE W 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN
N WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN
THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W
4 FT AND SW 2 FT.

MON
NE WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
BACKING TO SW IN THE EVENING...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 3 FT. SWELL W 5 TO 6 FT.