FNUS76 KMFR 031637
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUOY 46015 DEPLOYMENT...NDBC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
937 AM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0913 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND STEEP
SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT
AS THE THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS WEST OVER THE WATERS.

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
WIND WAVE...........7 TO 9 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND
                    SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 17 SECONDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WIND 25 KNOTS EASING TO 15 KNOTS BY SUNRISE.
WIND WAVE...........8 FEET EASING TO 3 FEET.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
                    SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 16 SECONDS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 KNOTS IN THE MORNING
                    BACKING TO WEST LESS THAN 5 KNOTS LATE.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET OR LESS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
                    SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 16 SECONDS.

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FORECASTER...LOVEGROVE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN LOVEGROVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120803.BUOY4.01/MFR