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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Medford, OR
201 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

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

PZZ300-251100-
201 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...Steep seas
are expected over the waters into this evening and tonight. South
winds will become gusty out of the southeast this evening. Then,
another strong system arrives late tonight and Christmas day,
bringing widespread and strong gales along with very steep seas.
As the low pressure moves over the waters from west to east on
Thursday night and Friday morning, expect continued gales for the
waters from Cape Blanco south. Very steep seas will persist across
all the waters through at least Friday morning. Gusty north winds
are expected to develop Friday afternoon and evening.

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PZZ350-251100-
Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm-
201 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. A
chance of rain this evening, then rain after midnight.
.THU...SE wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
15 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to
17 ft, subsiding to 11 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
15 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds, SW
7 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
9 seconds, NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance
of rain, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ356-251100-
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm-
201 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 25 to 30 kt with gusts
up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds
and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 25 to 35 kt, veering to S 30 to 40 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 18 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers in the morning,
then rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
13 to 18 ft, subsiding to 13 to 16 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: SW 17 ft at 9 seconds, SW 8 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft
at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 8 seconds, SW 10 ft at
11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ370-251100-
Waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 nm-
201 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt late this evening, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt after midnight, rising to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 7 ft at 11 seconds.
A chance of rain this evening, then rain after midnight.
.THU...SE wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft, building to 18 to 23 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
22 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft, subsiding to
15 to 18 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 21 ft at 12 seconds
and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the
evening. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing
to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds, SW 8 ft at
10 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 9 seconds, NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ376-251100-
Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm-
201 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, rising to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 10 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain early this evening, then
rain late this evening and overnight.
.THU...S wind 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 16 to
21 ft, building to 19 to 23 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
22 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
17 to 21 ft, subsiding to 16 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 20 ft at 9 seconds, S 8 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain in the evening, then
showers after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to NW
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to
16 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
11 ft at 8 seconds, S 11 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to
8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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