A cold front front will move through the waters tonight...with winds building to gales mostly from Gold Beach to north of Florence...and persisting overnight. High pressure will build offshore Thursday and then persist through Saturday. A thermal trough will develop near the coast Thursday night...then move inland Saturday.

S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 5 ft. W swell 4 ft at 8 seconds. Chance of showers... then rain likely late.

S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Wind waves 7 ft. W swell 7 ft at 8 seconds...building to SW 9 ft at 8 seconds after midnight. Rain.

SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 5 ft. W swell 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain in the morning...then showers in the afternoon.

SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Wind waves 4 ft...subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. W swell 13 ft. Showers likely.

SW wind 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 15 ft...subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. Chance of showers.

W wind 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Wind waves 1 foot. W swell 13 ft...subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.

N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 9 ft.

W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 6 ft.