PZ 356
Active Advisory: (US Severe Weather)
Forecast as of 2:40 PM PDT on May 20, 2013
Synopsis For The Southern Oregon Coastal Waters
Offshore high pressure and a thermal trough inland will persist into this evening...then weaken tonight. Gusty north winds will diminish and short period wind wave dominated seas will subside. However...an unseasonably strong cold front will move onshore Tuesday morning with gusty northwest winds behind it...along with moderate northwest swell. Winds will diminish Wednesday evening...and the swell will subside Wednesday night into Thursday. Broad low pressure will remain over the waters...weakening toward the end of the week.
Forecast as of 2:40 PM PDT on May 20, 2013
Small Craft Advisory for winds in effect until 11 PM PDT this evening
Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas in effect until 11 PM PDT this evening
Hazardous seas warning in effect from Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening
Small Craft Advisory for winds in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening
Coastal Waters From Cape Blanco Or To Pt. St. George Ca Out 10 Nm-
Tonight
NW wind 15 to 25 kt...easing to 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind W 5 kt late tonight. Within 5 nm of Brookings southward...NW wind 5 to 15 kt until early morning. Wind waves 5 to 8 ft...subsiding to 1 to 3 ft after midnight. Mixed swell NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.
Tue
Northern portion...SW wind 5 to 15 kt... rising to 15 to 25 kt in the morning...then...veering to NW early in the afternoon...becoming 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Brookings southward...S wind 5 to 15 kt...veering to NW 10 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft...building to 3 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Swell W 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds. Rain in the morning...then showers in the afternoon.
Tue Night
Northern portion...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Brookings southward...NW wind 10 to 20 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 5 ft...subsiding to 1 to 3 ft after midnight. Swell NW 10 to 11 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
Wed
SW wind 15 kt northern portion and SW 5 to 10 kt Brookings southward. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft...building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Swell NW 10 to 11 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
Wed Night
Northern portion...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Brookings southward...SW wind 5 kt...backing to S after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Swell NW 9 to 10 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
Thu
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
Thu Night
SW wind 5 kt...veering to N after midnight. Wind waves 1 foot. Swell NW 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Chance of showers.
Fri
NE wind 5 kt...backing to W in the afternoon...then... veering to N. Wind waves 1 foot...building to 3 to 4 ft. Swell NW 5 to 6 ft.
Sat
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft... subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Swell NW 5 to 6 ft.
Small Craft for Winds Advisory, Small Craft for Hazardous Seas Advisory, Hazardous Seas Warning
Statement as of 2:40 PM PDT on May 20, 2013

... Small Craft Advisory for winds remains in effect until 11 PM
   PDT this evening...
... Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas remains in effect
   until 11 PM PDT this evening...
... Hazardous seas warning in effect from 8 am Tuesday to 8 PM PDT
   Wednesday...
... Small Craft Advisory for winds in effect from 11 am to 8 PM
   PDT Tuesday...

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a hazardous
seas warning... which is in effect from 8 am Tuesday to 8 PM PDT
Wednesday. A Small Craft Advisory for winds has also been issued.
This Small Craft Advisory for winds is in effect from 11 am to
8 PM PDT Tuesday. A Small Craft Advisory for winds remains in
effect until 11 PM PDT this evening. A Small Craft Advisory for
hazardous seas remains in effect until 11 PM PDT this evening.

* Winds: north 20 to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knots will diminish
this evening. Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots will develop late
Tuesday morning and diminish Tuesday night.

* Seas: initially seas will be dominated by steep short period
wind waves of 7 to 9 feet which will subside later tonight.
Heavy northwest swell will develop Tuesday. Combined seas will
be 10 to 12 feet with a dominant period of 10 to 11 seconds.
Seas will subside Wednesday night.

* Areas affected: the strongest winds and highest seas will
initially occur beyond 5 nm off the coast and near Cape Blanco.
The small craft winds and heavy seas Tuesday will occur over
most of the area.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Small craft conditions for wind means that wind speeds of 23 to
33 knots are expected. Inexperienced mariners... especially those
operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these
conditions.

A Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas means that waves will
be steep enough to create a potential hazard to small craft.

A hazardous seas warning means hazardous sea conditions are
imminent or occurring. Recreational boaters should remain in
port... or take shelter until waves subside. Commercial vessels
should prepare for rough seas and consider remaining in port or
taking shelter in port until hazardous seas subside.








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Coastal Water Temperatures
Place Temperature
Port Orford, OR 48.0 °F
Crescent City, CA 48.0 °F
Charleston, OR 57.0 °F
Open Sea Buoy Information
Place ID Sea Temp Wave Height
ST GEORGES 8NM West Northwest of Crescent City, CA 46027 47 °F 6.23 ft
Port Orford NM West of Port Orford, OR 46015 51 °F 6.23 ft
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA 46244 51 °F 6.23 ft
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR 46229 55 °F 5.25 ft
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C-MAN Station Information
Place ID Water Temp Wave Height
Cape Arago, OR CARO3
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Tide Heights
2013-05-20 2013-05-21
3 AM 9 AM 3 PM 9 PM 3 AM 9 AM 3 PM 9 PM
Brookings, Chetco Cove, Oregon:
Crescent City, California:
Port Orford, Pacific Ocean, Oregon (sub):
Port Orford, Pacific Ocean, Oregon:
Wedderburn, Rogue River, Oregon:
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Tide Information
Date Time Tide Type Height
Brookings, Chetco Cove, Oregon:
2013-05-20 8:42 PM PDT High Tide 6.36
2013-05-21 3:29 AM PDT Low Tide 0.65
2013-05-21 9:31 AM PDT High Tide 4.85
2013-05-21 3:04 PM PDT Low Tide 1.63
2013-05-21 9:22 PM PDT High Tide 6.84
2013-05-22 4:17 AM PDT Low Tide -0.19
Crescent City, California:
2013-05-20 8:41 PM PDT High Tide 6.36
2013-05-21 3:25 AM PDT Low Tide 0.65
2013-05-21 9:30 AM PDT High Tide 4.85
2013-05-21 3:00 PM PDT Low Tide 1.63
2013-05-21 9:21 PM PDT High Tide 6.84
2013-05-22 4:13 AM PDT Low Tide -0.19
Port Orford, Pacific Ocean, Oregon (sub):
2013-05-20 8:54 PM PDT High Tide 6.74
2013-05-21 3:36 AM PDT Low Tide 0.71
2013-05-21 9:43 AM PDT High Tide 5.15
2013-05-21 3:11 PM PDT Low Tide 1.77
2013-05-21 9:34 PM PDT High Tide 7.25
2013-05-22 4:24 AM PDT Low Tide -0.20
Port Orford, Pacific Ocean, Oregon:
2013-05-20 8:53 PM PDT High Tide 6.75
2013-05-21 3:36 AM PDT Low Tide 0.79
2013-05-21 9:41 AM PDT High Tide 5.16
2013-05-21 3:12 PM PDT Low Tide 1.80
2013-05-21 9:33 PM PDT High Tide 7.25
2013-05-22 4:25 AM PDT Low Tide -0.13
Wedderburn, Rogue River, Oregon:
2013-05-20 8:50 PM PDT High Tide 6.04
2013-05-21 3:41 AM PDT Low Tide 0.60
2013-05-21 9:39 AM PDT High Tide 4.61
2013-05-21 3:16 PM PDT Low Tide 1.50
2013-05-21 9:30 PM PDT High Tide 6.50
2013-05-22 4:29 AM PDT Low Tide -0.17
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Currents Information
Date Time Current Type Speed
Cape Blanco, Oregon Current:
2013-05-20 10:29 PM PDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2013-05-21 1:25 AM PDT Max Ebb -1.17 knots
2013-05-21 5:23 AM PDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2013-05-21 8:13 AM PDT Max Flood 0.89 knots
2013-05-21 11:20 AM PDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2013-05-21 1:47 PM PDT Max Ebb -0.85 knots
2013-05-21 5:11 PM PDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2013-05-21 8:09 PM PDT Max Flood 0.93 knots
2013-05-21 11:08 PM PDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2013-05-22 2:13 AM PDT Max Ebb -1.37 knots
2013-05-22 6:07 AM PDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
Cape Sebastian, Oregon Current:
2013-05-20 10:13 PM PDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2013-05-21 1:10 AM PDT Max Ebb -1.17 knots
2013-05-21 5:07 AM PDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2013-05-21 7:57 AM PDT Max Flood 0.89 knots
2013-05-21 11:04 AM PDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2013-05-21 1:31 PM PDT Max Ebb -0.85 knots
2013-05-21 4:55 PM PDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2013-05-21 7:53 PM PDT Max Flood 0.93 knots
2013-05-21 10:52 PM PDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2013-05-22 1:57 AM PDT Max Ebb -1.37 knots
2013-05-22 5:51 AM PDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
St. George Reef, California Current:
2013-05-20 9:58 PM PDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2013-05-21 12:55 AM PDT Max Ebb -1.17 knots
2013-05-21 4:52 AM PDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2013-05-21 7:42 AM PDT Max Flood 0.89 knots
2013-05-21 10:49 AM PDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2013-05-21 1:16 PM PDT Max Ebb -0.85 knots
2013-05-21 4:40 PM PDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2013-05-21 7:38 PM PDT Max Flood 0.93 knots
2013-05-21 10:37 PM PDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2013-05-22 1:42 AM PDT Max Ebb -1.37 knots
2013-05-22 5:36 AM PDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
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