Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Pistol River, OR
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PZZ376 Waters From Cape Blanco Or To Pt. St. George Ca From 10 To 60 Nm- 424 Pm Pdt Mon Jul 14 2025
.gale warning in effect through Tuesday evening - .
.small craft advisory in effect from Tuesday evening through late Wednesday night - .
Tonight - N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave detail: N 11 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at 9 seconds.
Tue - N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at 9 seconds.
Tue night - N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds.
Wed - N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 8 seconds.
Wed night - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds.
Thu - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds.
Thu night - N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and nw 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Fri - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and nw 7 ft at 9 seconds.
Fri night - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and nw 6 ft at 9 seconds.
Sat - N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and nw 5 ft at 8 seconds.
Sat night - N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
PZZ300 424 Pm Pdt Mon Jul 14 2025
Synopsis for the southern oregon coastal waters - A thermal trough pattern will continue through Wednesday. This will maintain strong north winds and steep to very steep wind-driven seas across all waters. Gales are expected in the afternoons/evenings mainly south of port orford and beyond 5 nm from shore. Conditions will begin to improve around mid-week as we transition away from wind-driven seas. However, steep seas will be found in all areas Tuesday evening through Thursday morning.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Pistol River, OR
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 248 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025
DISCUSSION
It will be another warm afternoon with locations reaching 95-101 degrees. Taking the warmer morning and the expected highs into consideration, more locations are under an elevated risk today. This will impact anyone that does not have effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. An Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory is in effect through Tuesday evening for this heat risk. Details can be found in NPWMFR.
There will be another 10-20% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon as another shortwave passes through. This will be concentrated in Siskiyou, Modoc and Lake counties. Tuesday's temperatures will be similar to today, but conditions are forecast to stay dry.
In terms of overnight temperatures, forecast lows will be in the 50s and low 60s for more locations. The northerly flow we'll have the next few days will bring low concentrations of near surface smoke to southern Oregon. Higher concentrations of smoke from the Butler Fire is forecast in Siskiyou County and for Modoc County from the Green Fire Tuesday afternoon because of a more westerly flow there. Smoke higher in the atmosphere will create hazy skies for more parts of southern Oregon the next few afternoons.
Areas east of the Cascades will likely not be under the risk for the heat after the current time frame through Tuesday evening, so the Heat Advisory for east side will be finished then. The main change in the forecast has been to add a Heat Advisory for west side valleys on Wednesday due to a 80-95% chance for the Rogue and Illinois valleys and portions of the Klamath River Valley to see 100 degrees. Either way, precautions need to be made to protect yourself from the heat. Drink plenty of water, avoid peak heating between 10 AM and 4 PM, and stay in an air- conditioned room as much as possible.
Long Term
Thursday through Sunday
Ridging continues through the rest of the work week with temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal for this time of year. After, a low starts to develop into western Canada Thursday into Friday. This will help "cool" temperatures back to below the 98-101 degree mark for more west side locations.
Looking to still favor drier conditions next weekend and the week after will have cooler temperatures back to near normal.
AVIATION
14/18Z TAFs...The marine layer is starting to burn off this morning. Inland TAF sites will likely see plenty of sunshine today with VFR conditions dominating much of the region, but a small chance of thunderstorms today could impact northern California and south central Oregon. Blow off clouds from these thunderstorms could impact KLMT, but it should be noted there is a 10% chance Klamath terminal could see an isolated thunderstorm.
MARINE
Updated 200 PM PDT Monday, July 14, 2025...Our thermal trough pattern will continue through Wednesday. This will maintain strong north winds and steep to very steep wind-driven seas across all waters. Gales are expected in the afternoons/evenings mainly south of Port Orford and beyond 5 nm from shore. Conditions will begin to improve around mid-week as we transition away from wind- driven seas. However, steep seas will be found in all areas Tuesday evening through Thursday morning. -Hermansen
FIRE WEATHER
Thunderstorms remain the main fire weather headline this afternoon and early evening. Read the discussion above for more details on that. Otherwise, a well defined thermal trough shown by inverted MSLP and 850mb heights on top of 1000-500mb thickness values spread north into western Oregon.
During this time, light east breezes around 10 to perhaps 15 mph will cover the Cascades. We continued to keep recoveries moderate on the western mid slopes of the Cascades and about 10% below guidance. Overall, fire weather risk is limited through the forecast period as wind and rh combinations remain below red flag criteria.
We were interested in wind and rh fire weather conditions Thursday earlier, although newer data seems to squashed those concerns east of the Cascades. The one thing to note is ECMWF ENS along with the GFS is predicting some thunderstorms east of the Cascades Thursday evening. Again, these storms appears to be on the drier side with a 0.7 PWAT based on the 12Z GFS forecast sounding.
Otherwise, hot and dry weather will persist through this week, but temperatures do trend a bit lower by the weekend with temperatures near normal by Sunday.
MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM PDT Tuesday for ORZ024-026.
Heat Advisory from 8 PM Tuesday to 8 PM PDT Wednesday for ORZ023>026-029>031.
CA...Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM PDT Tuesday for CAZ080-081.
Heat Advisory from 8 PM Tuesday to 8 PM PDT Wednesday for CAZ080>085.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Gale Warning until 11 PM PDT Tuesday for PZZ356-376.
Small Craft Advisory from 11 PM Tuesday to 5 AM PDT Thursday for PZZ350-356-370-376.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 248 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025
DISCUSSION
It will be another warm afternoon with locations reaching 95-101 degrees. Taking the warmer morning and the expected highs into consideration, more locations are under an elevated risk today. This will impact anyone that does not have effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. An Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory is in effect through Tuesday evening for this heat risk. Details can be found in NPWMFR.
There will be another 10-20% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon as another shortwave passes through. This will be concentrated in Siskiyou, Modoc and Lake counties. Tuesday's temperatures will be similar to today, but conditions are forecast to stay dry.
In terms of overnight temperatures, forecast lows will be in the 50s and low 60s for more locations. The northerly flow we'll have the next few days will bring low concentrations of near surface smoke to southern Oregon. Higher concentrations of smoke from the Butler Fire is forecast in Siskiyou County and for Modoc County from the Green Fire Tuesday afternoon because of a more westerly flow there. Smoke higher in the atmosphere will create hazy skies for more parts of southern Oregon the next few afternoons.
Areas east of the Cascades will likely not be under the risk for the heat after the current time frame through Tuesday evening, so the Heat Advisory for east side will be finished then. The main change in the forecast has been to add a Heat Advisory for west side valleys on Wednesday due to a 80-95% chance for the Rogue and Illinois valleys and portions of the Klamath River Valley to see 100 degrees. Either way, precautions need to be made to protect yourself from the heat. Drink plenty of water, avoid peak heating between 10 AM and 4 PM, and stay in an air- conditioned room as much as possible.
Long Term
Thursday through Sunday
Ridging continues through the rest of the work week with temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal for this time of year. After, a low starts to develop into western Canada Thursday into Friday. This will help "cool" temperatures back to below the 98-101 degree mark for more west side locations.
Looking to still favor drier conditions next weekend and the week after will have cooler temperatures back to near normal.
AVIATION
14/18Z TAFs...The marine layer is starting to burn off this morning. Inland TAF sites will likely see plenty of sunshine today with VFR conditions dominating much of the region, but a small chance of thunderstorms today could impact northern California and south central Oregon. Blow off clouds from these thunderstorms could impact KLMT, but it should be noted there is a 10% chance Klamath terminal could see an isolated thunderstorm.
MARINE
Updated 200 PM PDT Monday, July 14, 2025...Our thermal trough pattern will continue through Wednesday. This will maintain strong north winds and steep to very steep wind-driven seas across all waters. Gales are expected in the afternoons/evenings mainly south of Port Orford and beyond 5 nm from shore. Conditions will begin to improve around mid-week as we transition away from wind- driven seas. However, steep seas will be found in all areas Tuesday evening through Thursday morning. -Hermansen
FIRE WEATHER
Thunderstorms remain the main fire weather headline this afternoon and early evening. Read the discussion above for more details on that. Otherwise, a well defined thermal trough shown by inverted MSLP and 850mb heights on top of 1000-500mb thickness values spread north into western Oregon.
During this time, light east breezes around 10 to perhaps 15 mph will cover the Cascades. We continued to keep recoveries moderate on the western mid slopes of the Cascades and about 10% below guidance. Overall, fire weather risk is limited through the forecast period as wind and rh combinations remain below red flag criteria.
We were interested in wind and rh fire weather conditions Thursday earlier, although newer data seems to squashed those concerns east of the Cascades. The one thing to note is ECMWF ENS along with the GFS is predicting some thunderstorms east of the Cascades Thursday evening. Again, these storms appears to be on the drier side with a 0.7 PWAT based on the 12Z GFS forecast sounding.
Otherwise, hot and dry weather will persist through this week, but temperatures do trend a bit lower by the weekend with temperatures near normal by Sunday.
MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM PDT Tuesday for ORZ024-026.
Heat Advisory from 8 PM Tuesday to 8 PM PDT Wednesday for ORZ023>026-029>031.
CA...Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM PDT Tuesday for CAZ080-081.
Heat Advisory from 8 PM Tuesday to 8 PM PDT Wednesday for CAZ080>085.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Gale Warning until 11 PM PDT Tuesday for PZZ356-376.
Small Craft Advisory from 11 PM Tuesday to 5 AM PDT Thursday for PZZ350-356-370-376.
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