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. Occasional gusts up to 35 kt until early morning. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft...building to 6 to 7 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds...building to 5 ft at 10 seconds after midnight. Chance of showers before dark...then rain.

S wind 20 to 25 kt...veering to SW 15 to 25 kt in the morning...then...becoming 15 to 20 kt early in the afternoon... easing to 10 to 15 kt late in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds...building to 8 ft at 10 seconds in the afternoon. Rain.

SW wind 10 to 15 kt...easing to 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. W swell 10 ft at 10 seconds...building to NW 12 ft at 13 seconds after midnight. Chance of showers.

W wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 12 to 13 ft. Slight chance of showers.

NW wind 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft after midnight. NW swell 10 to 11 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.

N wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft... building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. W swell 8 to 9 ft. Patchy fog in the morning.

N wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 7 ft. W swell 6 to 7 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.

N wind 25 kt...easing to 20 kt. Wind waves 7 ft... subsiding to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft.

W wind 10 kt...becoming NW. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 6 ft.