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PZZ310 Coos bay bar- coastal waters from cape blanco or to pt. St. George ca out 10 nm- waters from cape blanco or to pt. St. George ca from 10 to 60 nm- 134 pm pdt Wed may 29 2013 a long-duration moderate to strong north wind event is expected to last from this weekend into early next week. Winds should begin to increase Friday into Saturday - .peaking Sunday with storm force wind gusts possible. Very steep and hazardous waves will accompany this wind event and mariners should prepare for dangerous conditions at sea. The strongest winds and highest seas will occur beyond 5 nm from shore.

PZZ300 834 Am Pdt Mon May 6 2024
Synopsis for the southern oregon coastal waters - After the passage of a cold front this morning, winds have shifted to the west and lowered, but steep seas keep conditions hazardous to small craft through late this morning. Seas will transition to moderate west swell this afternoon through midday Tuesday. A thermal trough will develop Tuesday afternoon with gusty north winds and steep wind-driven seas peaking late Wednesday and persisting into Thursday night. Gales and very steep seas are possible south of cape blanco. The thermal trough will weaken late this week.

FXUS66 KMFR 061733 AFDMFR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 1033 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

UPDATE
Updated aviation discussion for 18z TAFs.

DISCUSSION...The forecast is on track for today. A warm front will bring unimpactful precipitation across northern California and southern Oregon today. Coastal areas will get between 0.25 and 0.5 inches of rain and higher elevations of the Cascades will get another 2 to 6 inches of snow. Other areas will get wet sidewalks, at worst. Stable weather will follow the front, with temperatures near 90 degrees forecast for this weekend. -TAD

AVIATION
06/18Z TAFs
MVFR ceilings are affecting the coastal terminals early this morning and these conditions will remain through about 21z before more consistent VFR conditions set in. This front will cause showers over inland areas eastward to the Cascades through late this afternoon/early this evening. Many higher terrain areas will be obscured. Scattered showers over NorCal are also being observed on radar from Mt. Shasta west and will continue through this TAF period. VFR will prevail, though may briefly lower to MVFR in showers. Gusty WSW winds are expected east of the Cascades, including at Klamath Falls this afternoon, where peak gusts of around 30 kt are expected.
-Spilde/Miles

MARINE
Updated 800 AM Monday, May 6, 2024
After the passage of a cold front this morning, winds have shifted to the west and lowered, but steep seas keep conditions hazardous to small craft through late this morning. Seas will transition to moderate west swell this afternoon through midday Tuesday. A thermal trough will strengthen Tuesday afternoon with gusty north winds and steep wind-driven seas developing, highest south of Cape Blanco. Wind speeds will peak during Wednesday afternoon/evening, but gusty northerly winds will persist into Thursday night. During this stretch (Wed pm-Thu), we could see gale force winds come to fruition, especially across the southern waters. As such, we have issued a gale watch for areas from roughly Port Orford southward.
Conditions hazardous to small craft will expand north of Cape Blanco again Wednesday afternoon into Thursday. The thermal trough will weaken Friday into next weekend resulting in weaker north winds and lower seas. -Spilde

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 444 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024/

DISCUSSION...Satellite imagery is showing some rather extensive cloud cover across southern Oregon and northern California this morning. Meanwhile, radar is indicating some returns in Siskiyou County as well as a few light showers starting to make their way inland as another front approaches the area. This front will allow showers to continue today with a few thunderstorms possible, largely north of the Oregon/California border. These storms are expected to be rather run of the mill, but could produce some breezy winds to 30 mph. In addition, this front will also cause breezy winds for the Winter Rim area in Lake County, including Highways 31 and US Highway 395 near Alkali Lake. Am continuing the Wind Advisory for those areas.

Otherwise, temperatures will start of relatively chilly this morning. With cloud cover, expect temperatures to not reach freezing for most of the area, but the Shasta and the Scott Valleys in Siskiyou County still are showing a high chance (80%)
of reaching freezing. A freeze warning remains in effect for those locations.

After today, the front will leave the area and showers will decrease in coverage. Temperatures are expected to warm up as well. Then, beginning Wednesday into the weekend, a ridge of high pressure will return to the Pacific northwest. This ridge is expected to remain in place through next week. This will see a sense of early summer as temperatures reach 10 to 15 degrees above normal this time of year. And while it is not in the forecast, Friday and Saturday could approach 90 degrees for West Side Valleys. -Schaaf

MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...Wind Advisory until 8 PM PDT this evening for ORZ031.

CA...None.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM PDT this morning for PZZ350-356-370-376.

Small Craft Advisory from 2 PM Tuesday to 11 AM PDT Wednesday for PZZ356-376.

Gale Watch from Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night for PZZ356-376.

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