Northerly winds will strengthen later tonight as high pressure is over the Pacific northwest and a thermal trough is along the southern Oregon coast. The strong northerly winds will continue tomorrow and into the weekend...reaching gale force in the coastal waters south of Cape Blanco.

N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less... becoming 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 10 seconds... building to 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

N wind 10 to 20 kt...rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 ft at 11 seconds.

N wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 8 ft at 11 seconds.

N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft.

N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 6 ft.

N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 5 to 8 ft. NW swell 8 ft.

N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft...subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. NW swell 5 ft.

N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell 5 ft.

N wind 25 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. NW swell 4 ft.