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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
852 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Coastal waters from Florence Oregon to Point St. George
California and westward 60 nm.

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852 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Calmer
conditions will continue into this afternoon, although south winds
will gradually increase in the afternoon. Moderate to strong south
winds are likely tonight as a front approaches with winds peaking
out late tonight. Winds will shift from south to southwest and
gradually diminish Wednesday morning, but steep seas will
continue through at least Thursday night.


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Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
852 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW 10 to 15 kt
early this afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and
W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, rising to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to
8 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
10 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming SW
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to
14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
11 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. A slight
chance of tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 20 to 25 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: SW 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
12 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and
W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds
and W 4 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
852 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
8 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, rising to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to
8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
10 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 15 to
20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds, W 11 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms. Rain in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW around 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 7 seconds and
W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to
11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and
W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 12 to
14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 10 seconds, W
10 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
852 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, becoming S
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds, SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of rain late this morning. A chance
of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at
15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to
10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 8 seconds
and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. Rain in the
evening, then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas
12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 11 ft at
15 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at
14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to
14 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 7 seconds and
W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind around 30 kt, veering to SW 35 to 40 kt after
midnight. Seas 12 to 14 ft, building to 14 to 15 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 10 seconds, W 7 ft at
12 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
852 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW 10 to 15 kt
early this afternoon, then becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds
and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to
around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to
14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
11 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Rain in the morning,
then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance
of tstms. Showers.
.THU...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 12 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms in the morning. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...S wind around 30 kt, veering to W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 7 seconds and
W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft, building to
13 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and
W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft, building to 14 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to around 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 10 seconds, W
10 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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