000 FZUS56 KMFR 141600 CWFMFR COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 900 AM PDT WED MAY 14 2008 COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM. PZZ300-142230- 900 AM PDT WED MAY 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OFF OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS. THIS HIGH WILL BUILD TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY CAUSING OFFSHORE FLOW THAT WILL DEVELOP A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST OREGON COASTS. THIS THERMAL TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND BUILD NORTHWARD THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THEN WILL DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PZZ350-370-142230- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0060.080515T0000Z-080516T0800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0047.080515T0000Z-080516T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 900 AM PDT WED MAY 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO N 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .THU...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 9 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT. W SWELL 6 FT. $$ PZZ356-376-142230- /O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0060.080514T2100Z-080515T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0047.080514T2100Z-080515T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.GL.W.0020.080515T0000Z-080516T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SE.W.0019.080515T0000Z-080516T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 900 AM PDT WED MAY 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 30 TO GALE FORCE 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO GALE FORCE 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 10 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 8 TO 11 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. .THU NIGHT...N 20 TO 30 WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 9 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT. W SWELL 6 FT. $$ LUTZ