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PZZ450 Pt St George To Cape Mendocino Out 10 Nm- 900 Am Pdt Sun May 5 2024
.small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through Monday morning - .
Today - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds - .and nw 2 ft at 14 seconds. Slight chance of rain. Tonight - S winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 9 seconds - .and nw 3 ft at 13 seconds. Slight chance of rain. Mon - S winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves nw 8 ft at 12 seconds. Chance of rain. Mon night - N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. Tue - N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves nw 8 ft at 9 seconds - .and nw 7 ft at 14 seconds. Wed - N winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves N 11 ft at 9 seconds. Thu - N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves N 8 ft at 9 seconds.

PZZ400 900 Am Pdt Sun May 5 2024
Synopsis for northern california waters - Winds will become generally westerly today then turn southerly Monday in advance of an approaching cold front, as it moves east through the waters. By Tuesday, ridging will build over the west coast, allowing surface high pressure to strengthen off the coast. Northerly winds will increase with gales likely beginning as early as Tuesday. Waves will become very steep as the winds ramp up.

FXUS66 KMFR 051732 AFDMFR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 1032 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024

UPDATE
Updated Aviation discussion for 18z TAFs.

DISCUSSION...The forecast is on track for today. Cloud cover remains over much of northern California and southern Oregon, but activity is mostly limited to showers east of the Cascades.
Moderate shower chances (40-70%) will remain over the Oregon coast and the Cascades today with lesser chances in between, but any amounts will be light. For early Monday morning, a Freeze Warning has been issued for the Shasta and Scott valleys for expected temperatures in the high 20s to low 30s.

Please see the previous discussion for additional details on the short- and long-term forecasts. -TAD

AVIATION
05/18Z TAFs
The worst conditions today will be along and east of the Cascade Crest as MVFR/IFR conditions can be expected due to snow showers reducing visibility and from lower Ceilings.
Klamath Falls and other areas east of the Cascades will have some gusty west winds (up to 30 kt at times).

West of the Cascades, expect mostly a mix of VFR/MVFR, with MVFR ceilings/visibilities most likely in heavier showers primarily along the coast and in Douglas County. Area wide, higher terrain will experience obscuration at times.

A lessening in shower activity is expected from 00z to 06z, before another front moves onshore during the 06z TAF window. Gusty southerly winds and renewed shower activity should be expected when the front moves through.
-Miles

MARINE
Updated 800 AM Sunday, May 5, 2024
Expect scattered showers and dominant fresh swell today. Southwest winds will increase to near gale force with another front tonight into Monday morning. Moderate swell-dominated seas follow Monday into Tuesday. A thermal trough will develop Tuesday afternoon with gusty north winds and steep wind-driven seas, strongest south of Cape Blanco. Wind speeds will peak late Wednesday, but strong northerly winds will persist into Thursday night. The thermal trough will weaken Friday into next weekend. -DW

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 502 AM PDT Sun May 5 2024/

DISCUSSION...Radar imagery is showing showers along and east of the Cascades that appear to be almost stationary. Meanwhile, a few isolated showers are moving across portions of the west side. This is part of a low pressure system that is beginning to meander across southern Oregon and northern California today. Snow levels will be relatively low, around 3500 feet or so; but with the showery nature of precipitation today, do not expect a lot of impacts due to snow, especially with it being May. These showers will begin to dissipate later this evening and tonight as the low pushes eastward away from the area and a brief break is expected.

Additionally, we are tracking the potential for freezing temperatures west of the Cascades, especially for the Scott and Shasta Valleys in Siskiyou County. An 80 to 90 percent chance for temperatures at or lower than 32 degrees is expected through 8 AM this morning and a freeze warning remains in effect. Meanwhile, a 70 percent chance for freezing temperatures is expected once again Sunday night into Monday morning despite temperatures being a little warmer. For West Side Valleys in Oregon, the chances for reaching freezing temperatures are lower--about 35% in the southern Illinois and Applegate Valleys--this morning, and those chances will further decrease again tonight as temperatures are supposed to be a little warmer.

On Monday, another disturbance will push through the area, keeping moderate temperatures and modest shower chances once again. A few embedded thunderstorms may be possible as well. However, with the weak nature of this impulse and the bulk of precipitation occurring in showers should preclude any significant impacts due to snowfall.

Once the impulse leaves the area, the weather pattern will change as a ridge builds into the area. This will allow southern Oregon and northern California to warm up and dry out. This ridge is likely to linger through the extended forecast. -Schaaf

MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
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Freeze Warning from 2 AM to 9 AM PDT Monday for CAZ080-081.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM PDT Monday for PZZ350-356-370-376.

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