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Marine Weather and Tides
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Sunrise 7:01AM | Sunset 5:53PM | Wednesday February 20, 2019 7:46 AM PST (15:46 UTC) | Moonrise 7:33PM | Moonset 8:05AM | Illumination 99% | ![]() |
PZZ356 Coastal Waters From Cape Blanco Or To Pt. St. George Ca Out 10 Nm- 251 Am Pst Wed Feb 20 2019
.hazardous seas warning in effect through Thursday morning...
Today..NW wind 10 to 20 kt except nw 5 to 15 kt within 5 nm of brookings southward. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft...building to 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 13 seconds...shifting to the N at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds in the morning, then... Building to nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds in the afternoon. Rain before Sunrise, then showers.
Tonight..N wind 10 to 15 kt. Within 5 nm of brookings southward, nw wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to N 5 to 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
Thu..N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 10 to 11 ft at 12 seconds.
Thu night..N wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming ne 10 kt after midnight. Within 5 nm of brookings southward, N wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to ne 5 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft.
Fri..NE wind 5 kt...backing to W in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain.
Fri night..W wind 5 kt...backing to sw after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft after midnight. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Rain.
Sat..W wind 10 to 15 kt...easing to 5 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft...becoming 2 ft or less. Mixed swell nw 5 ft and sw 3 ft...building to 9 ft and W 3 ft.
Sun..W wind 5 kt...veering to ne after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 8 to 9 ft.
.hazardous seas warning in effect through Thursday morning...
Today..NW wind 10 to 20 kt except nw 5 to 15 kt within 5 nm of brookings southward. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft...building to 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 13 seconds...shifting to the N at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds in the morning, then... Building to nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 13 seconds in the afternoon. Rain before Sunrise, then showers.
Tonight..N wind 10 to 15 kt. Within 5 nm of brookings southward, nw wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to N 5 to 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 10 to 12 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
Thu..N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 10 to 11 ft at 12 seconds.
Thu night..N wind 20 to 25 kt...becoming ne 10 kt after midnight. Within 5 nm of brookings southward, N wind 10 to 15 kt...veering to ne 5 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft.
Fri..NE wind 5 kt...backing to W in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain.
Fri night..W wind 5 kt...backing to sw after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft after midnight. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Rain.
Sat..W wind 10 to 15 kt...easing to 5 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft...becoming 2 ft or less. Mixed swell nw 5 ft and sw 3 ft...building to 9 ft and W 3 ft.
Sun..W wind 5 kt...veering to ne after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 8 to 9 ft.
PZZ300 251 Am Pst Wed Feb 20 2019
Synopsis for the southern oregon coastal waters..A front will move into the area late tonight into Wednesday. This will bring an area of small craft advisory winds followed by very steep and hazardous seas for most areas. Winds and seas will begin to subside Thursday and more so Friday as high pressure moves through. A weak front will move in Friday afternoon into Friday night. Northwest swell will build behind it Saturday into Saturday night, and seas may become steep.
Synopsis for the southern oregon coastal waters..A front will move into the area late tonight into Wednesday. This will bring an area of small craft advisory winds followed by very steep and hazardous seas for most areas. Winds and seas will begin to subside Thursday and more so Friday as high pressure moves through. A weak front will move in Friday afternoon into Friday night. Northwest swell will build behind it Saturday into Saturday night, and seas may become steep.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Gold Beach, OR
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Area Discussion for - Medford, OR
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus66 kmfr 201209 afdmfr area forecast discussion national weather service medford or 409 am pst Wed feb 20 2019 Discussion This frontal boundary has come in somewhat differently than one would expect a traditional front to behave in the pacific northwest. Radar and satellite imagery are showing a more showery nature to the precipitation. This could end up changing the nature of the snowfall amounts and where the heaviest snows will occur. Right now, snow levels are generally hovering between 1500 and 2000 feet. The low elevation passes between grants pass and roseburg are indicating some periods of heavy snow per odot and caltrans websites, although it is a bit difficult to see via the web cameras. Meanwhile, siskiyou summit appears quiet (this will change as showers move across it). Along and east of the cascades, however, is a much different story as web cameras are showing periods of heavy snow, likely orographically enhanced. This snow is impacting highway 97, and likely impacting the klamath falls airport. Overall, the main band of heavy precipitation which we expected to occur over the cascades appears to have shifted eastward into eastern oregon in association with the strong winds aloft. Regardless, rain and showers will continue throughout the day today, with periods of moderate to heavy snow occurring in any particular shower. Before the Sun rises, it would not surprise me to see a particularly heavy shower bring snow to the valley floors. With daytime heating, expect to see most of the impacts occur above 2000 feet. Winter headlines (a winter storm warning for the cascades, and a winter weather advisory for most other places above 1500 feet) exist until 10 pm tonight. Please see the wswmfr for more details including amounts. Additionally, a few showers today could bring graupel (small hail) to the valley floors, and maybe across highway 101. The shower pattern will continue through tonight as cold air penetrates back into the area causing snow levels to crash back to the valley floors. The showers will come to an end very early tomorrow morning, but a dusting of snow could be possible in medford. Then, a relative break is expected Thursday with generally cold air. Temperatures will be frigid for many areas east of the cascades with temperatures in the single digits or even below zero farenheit, and freeze headlines may be needed once again for the coast for Thursday night into Friday morning. Another system appears destined for our area again this weekend, with periods of moderate rain with mountain snows. Snow levels may be higher as this system appears to have a bit of an atmospheric river signature, but another low pressure system is dipping south from british columbia, andit looks to be combining with the excess moisture. Our snow levels will start off rather low once again, but may raise to be around 2500 to 3000 feet this weekend. Thus higher passes like lake of the woods, and siskiyou summit may see some impactful snow. That being said, this system is still days away, and snow levels could easily change to where the low passes become affected as well. Thus, it would be prudent to stay tuned to the forecast. Another relatively brief break is expected in the extended portion |
of the forecast, but models are indicating yet another system to reach our area by late next week. -schaaf Aviation For the 20 12z tafs... Along the coast and into the umpqua basin (including koth and krbg)... Areas of MVFR cigs vsbys in low clouds, rain, and rain showers will persist into Wednesday night with higher terrain obscured. Snow levels will be 1500 to 2000 feet, dropping to 1000 to 1500 feet late Wednesday night as the showers diminish. Over the remainder of the west side (including kmfr)... Areas of ifr MVFR CIGS vsbys in low clouds, rain and snow will persist into Wednesday night with higher terrain obscured. Snow levels will be 1500 to 2000 feet, dropping to around 1000 feet late Wednesday night as the showers diminish. From the cascades east (including klmt)... Areas of ifr MVFR cigs vsbys in low clouds, snow, and snow showers will persist into Wednesday night with areas of higher terrain obscured. Showers will diminish Wednesday night Marine Updated 230 am pst Wednesday 20 february 2019... A front will move into the area tonight into Wednesday. This will bring an area of small craft advisory winds followed by very steep seas for most areas. The seas will be a combination of wind driven short period waves, fresh northwest swell, and longer period northwest swell. Winds and seas will subside late Thursday but more so Friday as high pressure moves through. There will probably be a period of small craft advisory conditions Thursday afternoon and evening south of CAPE blanco before conditions improve there. A weak front will move in Friday afternoon into Friday night. Northwest swell will build behind it Saturday into Saturday night, and seas may become steep. Details on timing and strength of this front and the following swell are still uncertain. Mfr watches warnings advisories Or... Winter weather advisory until 10 pm pst this evening for orz029>031. Winter weather advisory until 10 pm pst this evening above 1500 feet in the for orz024-026. Winter weather advisory until 10 pm pst this evening above 1500 feet in the for orz023. Winter storm warning until 10 pm pst this evening for orz025-027-028. Winter storm warning until 10 pm pst this evening above 3000 feet in the for orz026. Winter weather advisory until 10 pm pst this evening for orz028. Ca... Winter weather advisory until 10 pm pst this evening above 2000 feet in the for caz080-081. Pacific coastal waters... Small craft advisory for hazardous seas until 10 am pst Thursday for pzz356. Hazardous seas warning until 10 am pst Thursday for pzz350-356-370-376. Small craft advisory until 4 am pst early this morning for pzz350-370-376. |
Weather Reporting Stations
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PORO3 - 9431647 - Port Orford, OR | 22 mi | 29 min | NNE 2.9 G 5.1 | |||||
46027 - ST GEORGES - 8NM West Northwest of Crescent City, CA | 40 mi | 27 min | N 16 G 19 | 45°F | 52°F | 1017.2 hPa | 45°F | |
CECC1 - 9419750 - Crescent City, CA | 49 mi | 35 min | ENE 2.9 G 4.1 | 40°F | 50°F | 1016.7 hPa |
Wind History for Port Orford, OR
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Last 24hr | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW G7 | NW G7 | W G7 | SW G5 | SW | S | SW | SW | S | S | SW G6 | W G15 | NE G10 | NW G18 | N G11 | NW G22 | NW G16 | N | ||
1 day ago | N G12 | N G14 | N | N G20 | N | N | N G12 | NW G14 | NW G16 | NW G13 | NW G12 | N G9 | N | NW | N | N | N G9 | N | N G8 | NW G7 | N | N | N G9 | NW |
2 days ago | N | NE | -- | NE | W | NW G9 | NW G9 | N G13 | NW G13 | NW | NW | NW | NW G8 | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N G11 | N G13 | N | N G12 | N G12 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Brookings, Brookings Airport, OR | 25 mi | 51 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Partly Cloudy | 38°F | 37°F | 97% | 1018 hPa |
Wind History from BOK (wind in knots)
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Last 24hr | NE | NW G17 | NW | NW | NW G16 | NW | NW | NW | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | NW | NW G20 | NW G18 | N | N | Calm | ||||
1 day ago | E | NE G15 | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NE | NE | N | Calm | NE | NE | NE | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | N | |||
2 days ago | Calm | Calm | W | Calm | NW | W | NW | NW | NW | NE | NE | NE | N | Calm | Calm | Calm | NE | NE | SE | E |
Tide / Current Tables for Wedderburn, Rogue River, Oregon
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Wed -- 12:21 AM PST 6.69 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:03 AM PST 1.56 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:07 AM PST Sunrise
Wed -- 08:04 AM PST Moonset
Wed -- 11:55 AM PST 7.83 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:56 PM PST Sunset
Wed -- 06:41 PM PST -1.02 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:33 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 12:21 AM PST 6.69 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:03 AM PST 1.56 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:07 AM PST Sunrise
Wed -- 08:04 AM PST Moonset
Wed -- 11:55 AM PST 7.83 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:56 PM PST Sunset
Wed -- 06:41 PM PST -1.02 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:33 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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6.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6 | 4.1 | 2 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -1 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
Tide / Current Tables for Port Orford, Oregon
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataPort Orford
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Wed -- 12:24 AM PST 7.29 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:57 AM PST 1.77 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:08 AM PST Sunrise
Wed -- 08:05 AM PST Moonset
Wed -- 11:54 AM PST 8.56 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:55 PM PST Sunset
Wed -- 06:35 PM PST -1.37 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:33 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 12:24 AM PST 7.29 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:57 AM PST 1.77 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:08 AM PST Sunrise
Wed -- 08:05 AM PST Moonset
Wed -- 11:54 AM PST 8.56 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:55 PM PST Sunset
Wed -- 06:35 PM PST -1.37 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:33 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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7.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | -0 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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Wind Forecast for Medford, OR (10,2,3,4)
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