Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Fort Jones, CA
 | Sunrise 5:33 AM Sunset 8:48 PM Moonrise 2:49 AM Moonset 6:52 PM |
Marine Forecasts
NOTE: Zones updated 4/16/2026. Some zones changed. Use Edit if needed.
PZZ450 Coastal Waters From Pt. St. George To Cape Mendocino Ca Out 10 Nm- 254 Am Pdt Sat Jun 13 2026
.small craft advisory in effect through late tonight - .
Today - N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds.
Tonight - S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds.
Sun - S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
Sun night - SE wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
Mon - NW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave detail: nw 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Mon night - N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Tue - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Tue night - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 21 seconds.
Wed - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 19 seconds.
Wed night - N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave detail: nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 18 seconds.
PZZ400 254 Am Pdt Sat Jun 13 2026
Synopsis for northern california waters - NEar-gale to gale force gusts continue for the northern outers today, but these will gradually diminish and move farther offshore. Steep seas will gradually subside today and winds ease. Generally light southerly winds are expected tonight through late Monday. Northerlies return late Monday.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Fort Jones, CA
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| Requa Dock Click for Map Sat -- 03:54 AM PDT Moonrise Sat -- 05:41 AM PDT Sunrise Sat -- 06:14 AM PDT -1.22 feet Low Tide Sat -- 12:11 PM PDT 2.69 feet High Tide Sat -- 05:00 PM PDT 1.41 feet Low Tide Sat -- 07:55 PM PDT Moonset Sat -- 08:51 PM PDT Sunset Sat -- 11:25 PM PDT 5.72 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Requa Dock, California, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 4.9 |
| 1 am |
| 3.8 |
| 2 am |
| 2.5 |
| 3 am |
| 1.2 |
| 4 am |
| 0.1 |
| 5 am |
| -0.8 |
| 6 am |
| -1.2 |
| 7 am |
| -1.1 |
| 8 am |
| -0.4 |
| 9 am |
| 0.6 |
| 10 am |
| 1.7 |
| 11 am |
| 2.4 |
| 12 pm |
| 2.7 |
| 1 pm |
| 2.6 |
| 2 pm |
| 2.2 |
| 3 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.6 |
| 7 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 8 pm |
| 3 |
| 9 pm |
| 4.1 |
| 10 pm |
| 5.1 |
| 11 pm |
| 5.7 |
| Crescent City Click for Map Sat -- 03:54 AM PDT Moonrise Sat -- 04:57 AM PDT -1.56 feet Low Tide Sat -- 05:41 AM PDT Sunrise Sat -- 11:40 AM PDT 5.31 feet High Tide Sat -- 04:23 PM PDT 2.85 feet Low Tide Sat -- 07:57 PM PDT Moonset Sat -- 08:52 PM PDT Sunset Sat -- 10:28 PM PDT 8.10 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Crescent City, California, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 5.7 |
| 1 am |
| 3.8 |
| 2 am |
| 1.8 |
| 3 am |
| 0 |
| 4 am |
| -1.2 |
| 5 am |
| -1.6 |
| 6 am |
| -1.1 |
| 7 am |
| 0 |
| 8 am |
| 1.6 |
| 9 am |
| 3.1 |
| 10 am |
| 4.4 |
| 11 am |
| 5.2 |
| 12 pm |
| 5.3 |
| 1 pm |
| 4.8 |
| 2 pm |
| 4.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 3.3 |
| 4 pm |
| 2.9 |
| 5 pm |
| 3 |
| 6 pm |
| 3.6 |
| 7 pm |
| 4.7 |
| 8 pm |
| 6.1 |
| 9 pm |
| 7.3 |
| 10 pm |
| 8 |
| 11 pm |
| 8 |
FXUS66 KMFR 130923 AFDMFR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 223 AM PDT Sat Jun 13 2026
DISCUSSION
Once again, clear, cloudless skies prevail over southern Oregon and far northern California this morning.
The warming continues, as overnight temperatures across the area are trending 5 degrees or more above this time yesterday, as of this writing. Of particular note, it is 79 degrees F in Brookings, where the Chetco Effect, NE winds channeling down the Chetco river, are continuing the downslope warming through the night.
The upper ridge responsible for the warm up is building out around 130W and this is inducing a surface thermal trough along the NorCal coast, extending northward into SW Oregon. We expect the strongest offshore winds with the thermal trough over the Siskiyou Mtns and coast ranges of SW Oregon this morning (hence the warm temperatures in Brookings). So, this means little ocean influence down there and less cooling than recent nights. It also means that today will probably be even hotter in Brookings due to the lack of onshore marine influence. Models have been about 5-10F too low with temps there the last 2 days. So, it'll probably end up in the low to mid 90s based on current model soundings even though models only give that about a 10% chance of occurrence. A heat advisory remains in effect there through Saturday evening.
Inland, temperatures will rise by 3 to 7 degrees over the previous day each afternoon Sat/Sun. The upper level ridge will weaken slightly Saturday night as a trough interrupts the flow briefly, then the ridge rebuilds quickly and remains overhead through the first part of next week. Expect the peak of heat wave Sun/Mon/Tue with daytime highs across the area of 20 to 25 degrees above normal for early to mid June. Some records will be challenged or broken. With NWS HeatRisk showing widespread moderate impacts and smaller areas of major heat impacts, we've issued heat advisories for the remainder of the west side (also including the Mt. Shasta region). The details can be viewed at PDXNPWMFR. Expect highs of 90-100F in many locations with some west side valleys 100-105F and up to 110F in western Siskiyou County. We haven't added east side areas yet, but may add them too with potential advisories Mon/Tue. Recent trends in the guidance suggest that there will be some cooling from the NW Tuesday as the thermal trough shifts farther inland. As such, the advisories for Coos and Douglas counties end a bit sooner than the rest.
The ridge is expected to flatten a bit at midweek. As expected, the reduction in heat has drifted out another day or so over the latest few model cycles. Temperatures are now expected to cool slightly, as in around 5 to 10 degrees, during the second half of the week, then lower towards more seasonable, but still above normal temperatures for the weekend as an upper level trough digs in from the northwest. As mentioned over the past few days, we tend to see an increased risk for thunderstorms on the back side of heat waves. Models are still keeping the area dry at the end of this one, but models are showing increasing signs of instability in some runs as early as Wednesday afternoon, but moreso Thursday and Friday afternoon, mainly over Modoc and Siskiyou counties as that trough moves into the area. Moisture values in the model runs are increasing, now with PWATs approaching 1 inch, and the trough itself is likely to act as a sufficient trigger. So while chances are very low (~10%) now, and not appearing in the forecast just yet, suspect that we will see thunderstorm chances increase and start being mentioned in the forecast over the coming days. -Spilde/BPN
AVIATION
13/12Z TAFs...VFR will prevail across the region throughout the next 24 hours, with breezy afternoon winds. The possible exception to this will be the coast and coastal valleys north of Cape Blanco, including at North Bend, where marine layer MVFR/IFR ceilings may develop early this morning. Any lower flight conditions should clear a few hours after sunrise.
MARINE
Updated 0100 AM PDT Saturday, June 13, 2026...The thermal trough will continue today with gusty north winds, steep wind-driven seas north of Cape Blanco, and gales and very steep seas to the south. The thermal trough will push inland Sunday, allowing winds to weaken temporarily. Although winds diminish, seas will remain steep for all areas, potentially very steep south of Gold Beach. Also, a wind reversal is likely south of Gold Beach and within 20 nm of shore, where a southerly wind surge could produce reduced visibilities in fog.
The thermal trough quickly reforms Monday and Tuesday, bringing the return of strong north winds and steep to very steep wind driven seas through much of next week.
FIRE WEATHER
Updated 100 AM PDT Saturday, June 13, 2026...
Rapid warming and drying is expected to continue into this weekend. This will result in an early season heat wave that will last into early next week. Temperatures will peak Sunday to Tuesday with daytime highs about 20-25 degrees above normal. This will likely result in some triple digit readings for the valleys west of the Cascades, but especially western Siskiyou County, where it could get to around 110F. Minimum relative humidities will also trend lower (bottoming out in the 10-20% range for most areas) -- though RHs could even drop into single digits at times, especially over the East Side deserts or even in the West Side valleys. Meanwhile, broad north through east flow will produce moderate to poor RH recoveries over upper slopes/ridges each night, especially over the Klamath mtns, Siskiyous, and Cascades. A period of gusty offshore E-NE winds is expected this morning over the Siskiyou Mtns and coast ranges with peak gusts in the 25-35 mph (40 mph?) range. This could repeat again tonight, but looks like it will be more over the inland mountains since the thermal trough will gradually shift inland. Poor ridge RH recoveries are most likely Saturday night. Also some stronger northerlies could channel through the Goose Basin near Lakeview tonight-Sunday morning.
The typical diurnal afternoon N-E breezes could again become gusty at times Saturday. While critical conditions are not expected within the current forecast, localized conditions could get extremely close, especially considering the low teens and potential single digit minimum humidities during the peak of the heat wave and the afternoon breezes. Undoubtedly, this period of hot and dry weather will continue to move the needle toward higher fire danger as we head into next week.
Also of note, once the heat begins to ease midweek, we will need to keep an eye out for possible thunderstorms. Model guidance is not currently showing any significant convection chances through Wednesday. But, there continue to be hints in the various model suites, and thunderstorms do typically accompany the breakdown of a heat wave in this area. There is at least a very slight potential (~10% chance) with some guidance showing convection near the Sierra, which could affect SE sections of our forecast area toward Thu/Fri next week. Best chance focused on far northern California and the East Side. Confidence remains low right now, but we will update the forecast as necessary over the coming days. -Spilde/BPN
MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT Tuesday for ORZ021>026.
CA...Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT Tuesday for CAZ080>082.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM PDT Monday for PZZ356-376.
Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM PDT Monday for PZZ350-370.
Gale Warning until 11 PM PDT this evening for PZZ356-376.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 223 AM PDT Sat Jun 13 2026
DISCUSSION
Once again, clear, cloudless skies prevail over southern Oregon and far northern California this morning.
The warming continues, as overnight temperatures across the area are trending 5 degrees or more above this time yesterday, as of this writing. Of particular note, it is 79 degrees F in Brookings, where the Chetco Effect, NE winds channeling down the Chetco river, are continuing the downslope warming through the night.
The upper ridge responsible for the warm up is building out around 130W and this is inducing a surface thermal trough along the NorCal coast, extending northward into SW Oregon. We expect the strongest offshore winds with the thermal trough over the Siskiyou Mtns and coast ranges of SW Oregon this morning (hence the warm temperatures in Brookings). So, this means little ocean influence down there and less cooling than recent nights. It also means that today will probably be even hotter in Brookings due to the lack of onshore marine influence. Models have been about 5-10F too low with temps there the last 2 days. So, it'll probably end up in the low to mid 90s based on current model soundings even though models only give that about a 10% chance of occurrence. A heat advisory remains in effect there through Saturday evening.
Inland, temperatures will rise by 3 to 7 degrees over the previous day each afternoon Sat/Sun. The upper level ridge will weaken slightly Saturday night as a trough interrupts the flow briefly, then the ridge rebuilds quickly and remains overhead through the first part of next week. Expect the peak of heat wave Sun/Mon/Tue with daytime highs across the area of 20 to 25 degrees above normal for early to mid June. Some records will be challenged or broken. With NWS HeatRisk showing widespread moderate impacts and smaller areas of major heat impacts, we've issued heat advisories for the remainder of the west side (also including the Mt. Shasta region). The details can be viewed at PDXNPWMFR. Expect highs of 90-100F in many locations with some west side valleys 100-105F and up to 110F in western Siskiyou County. We haven't added east side areas yet, but may add them too with potential advisories Mon/Tue. Recent trends in the guidance suggest that there will be some cooling from the NW Tuesday as the thermal trough shifts farther inland. As such, the advisories for Coos and Douglas counties end a bit sooner than the rest.
The ridge is expected to flatten a bit at midweek. As expected, the reduction in heat has drifted out another day or so over the latest few model cycles. Temperatures are now expected to cool slightly, as in around 5 to 10 degrees, during the second half of the week, then lower towards more seasonable, but still above normal temperatures for the weekend as an upper level trough digs in from the northwest. As mentioned over the past few days, we tend to see an increased risk for thunderstorms on the back side of heat waves. Models are still keeping the area dry at the end of this one, but models are showing increasing signs of instability in some runs as early as Wednesday afternoon, but moreso Thursday and Friday afternoon, mainly over Modoc and Siskiyou counties as that trough moves into the area. Moisture values in the model runs are increasing, now with PWATs approaching 1 inch, and the trough itself is likely to act as a sufficient trigger. So while chances are very low (~10%) now, and not appearing in the forecast just yet, suspect that we will see thunderstorm chances increase and start being mentioned in the forecast over the coming days. -Spilde/BPN
AVIATION
13/12Z TAFs...VFR will prevail across the region throughout the next 24 hours, with breezy afternoon winds. The possible exception to this will be the coast and coastal valleys north of Cape Blanco, including at North Bend, where marine layer MVFR/IFR ceilings may develop early this morning. Any lower flight conditions should clear a few hours after sunrise.
MARINE
Updated 0100 AM PDT Saturday, June 13, 2026...The thermal trough will continue today with gusty north winds, steep wind-driven seas north of Cape Blanco, and gales and very steep seas to the south. The thermal trough will push inland Sunday, allowing winds to weaken temporarily. Although winds diminish, seas will remain steep for all areas, potentially very steep south of Gold Beach. Also, a wind reversal is likely south of Gold Beach and within 20 nm of shore, where a southerly wind surge could produce reduced visibilities in fog.
The thermal trough quickly reforms Monday and Tuesday, bringing the return of strong north winds and steep to very steep wind driven seas through much of next week.
FIRE WEATHER
Updated 100 AM PDT Saturday, June 13, 2026...
Rapid warming and drying is expected to continue into this weekend. This will result in an early season heat wave that will last into early next week. Temperatures will peak Sunday to Tuesday with daytime highs about 20-25 degrees above normal. This will likely result in some triple digit readings for the valleys west of the Cascades, but especially western Siskiyou County, where it could get to around 110F. Minimum relative humidities will also trend lower (bottoming out in the 10-20% range for most areas) -- though RHs could even drop into single digits at times, especially over the East Side deserts or even in the West Side valleys. Meanwhile, broad north through east flow will produce moderate to poor RH recoveries over upper slopes/ridges each night, especially over the Klamath mtns, Siskiyous, and Cascades. A period of gusty offshore E-NE winds is expected this morning over the Siskiyou Mtns and coast ranges with peak gusts in the 25-35 mph (40 mph?) range. This could repeat again tonight, but looks like it will be more over the inland mountains since the thermal trough will gradually shift inland. Poor ridge RH recoveries are most likely Saturday night. Also some stronger northerlies could channel through the Goose Basin near Lakeview tonight-Sunday morning.
The typical diurnal afternoon N-E breezes could again become gusty at times Saturday. While critical conditions are not expected within the current forecast, localized conditions could get extremely close, especially considering the low teens and potential single digit minimum humidities during the peak of the heat wave and the afternoon breezes. Undoubtedly, this period of hot and dry weather will continue to move the needle toward higher fire danger as we head into next week.
Also of note, once the heat begins to ease midweek, we will need to keep an eye out for possible thunderstorms. Model guidance is not currently showing any significant convection chances through Wednesday. But, there continue to be hints in the various model suites, and thunderstorms do typically accompany the breakdown of a heat wave in this area. There is at least a very slight potential (~10% chance) with some guidance showing convection near the Sierra, which could affect SE sections of our forecast area toward Thu/Fri next week. Best chance focused on far northern California and the East Side. Confidence remains low right now, but we will update the forecast as necessary over the coming days. -Spilde/BPN
MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT Tuesday for ORZ021>026.
CA...Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT Tuesday for CAZ080>082.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM PDT Monday for PZZ356-376.
Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM PDT Monday for PZZ350-370.
Gale Warning until 11 PM PDT this evening for PZZ356-376.
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