Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Williams, OR
February 19, 2025 12:40 AM PST (08:40 UTC) Change Location
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PZZ330 1126 Pm Pdt Fri Aug 9 2013
.thunderstorms over the waters - . Thunderstorms over the waters have weakened but isolated storms will continue overnight. Mariners can expect gusty and erratic winds with the storms along with frequent lightning. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible - .keep away from ungrounded metal objects. Lat - .lon 4397 12411 4396 12411 4400 12413 4284 12455 4242 12440 4225 12441 4205 12428 4184 12422 4181 12580 4198 12579 4220 12589 4370 12576 4386 12565 4399 12562 4403 12414
PZZ330 1126 Pm Pdt Fri Aug 9 2013
PZZ300 819 Pm Pst Tue Feb 18 2025
Synopsis for the southern oregon coastal waters - Conditions are deteriorating rapidly ahead of a strong low pressure system. It will bring south gales into Wednesday morning. Winds will be strongest north of cape blanco in the early morning. Winds diminish later Wednesday morning, but very steep and hazardous seas will continue through Thursday morning. Conditions improve late Thursday into Thursday night. But, another front on Friday will likely rebuild steep seas into the weekend.

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Brookings Click for Map Wed -- 12:26 AM PST Moonrise Wed -- 03:16 AM PST 6.49 feet High Tide Wed -- 07:06 AM PST Sunrise Wed -- 09:59 AM PST Moonset Wed -- 10:31 AM PST 1.62 feet Low Tide Wed -- 04:47 PM PST 4.36 feet High Tide Wed -- 05:55 PM PST Sunset Wed -- 09:21 PM PST 3.34 feet Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Brookings, Chetco Cove, Oregon, Tide feet
12 am |
4.5 |
1 am |
5.4 |
2 am |
6.1 |
3 am |
6.5 |
4 am |
6.4 |
5 am |
5.8 |
6 am |
4.9 |
7 am |
3.9 |
8 am |
2.9 |
9 am |
2.1 |
10 am |
1.7 |
11 am |
1.7 |
12 pm |
2 |
1 pm |
2.6 |
2 pm |
3.3 |
3 pm |
3.9 |
4 pm |
4.3 |
5 pm |
4.3 |
6 pm |
4.2 |
7 pm |
3.9 |
8 pm |
3.5 |
9 pm |
3.4 |
10 pm |
3.4 |
11 pm |
3.7 |
Crescent City Click for Map Wed -- 12:24 AM PST Moonrise Wed -- 03:15 AM PST 6.49 feet High Tide Wed -- 07:06 AM PST Sunrise Wed -- 10:00 AM PST Moonset Wed -- 10:27 AM PST 1.62 feet Low Tide Wed -- 04:46 PM PST 4.36 feet High Tide Wed -- 05:55 PM PST Sunset Wed -- 09:17 PM PST 3.34 feet Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Crescent City, California, Tide feet
12 am |
4.6 |
1 am |
5.4 |
2 am |
6.1 |
3 am |
6.5 |
4 am |
6.4 |
5 am |
5.8 |
6 am |
4.9 |
7 am |
3.9 |
8 am |
2.8 |
9 am |
2.1 |
10 am |
1.7 |
11 am |
1.7 |
12 pm |
2.1 |
1 pm |
2.7 |
2 pm |
3.3 |
3 pm |
3.9 |
4 pm |
4.3 |
5 pm |
4.3 |
6 pm |
4.2 |
7 pm |
3.9 |
8 pm |
3.5 |
9 pm |
3.4 |
10 pm |
3.4 |
11 pm |
3.8 |
Area Discussion for Medford, OR
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FXUS66 KMFR 190335 AFDMFR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 735 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025
UPDATED THE AVIATION AND MARINE SECTIONS
AVIATION
19/00Z TAFs...A warm front will continue from the Cascades across the east side tonight through Wednesday morning.
Meantime, a cold front is currently offshore, expected to reach the coast around 12Z early Wednesday then track across the area through the day.
As a result, conditions are mainly VFR but with local obscuration of the higher terrain and isolated light showers and flurries. The front is expected to generate low level wind shear at each of the terminals with strong south winds of 40 to 45 kt at 2000 ft AGL in advance of the front, from around 10Z to 18Z Wednesday morning. This will also lead to lowering ceilings and visibilities with increased coverage and intensity of precipitation from mid-morning through the afternoon. Moderate precipitation and MVFR will be most common. But, IFR and VFR will also be possible.
Light post-frontal showers are likely to taper off during Wednesday evening with MVFR persisting. -DW
MARINE
Updated 730 PM PST Tuesday, February 18, 2025...Conditions are deteriorating rapidly ahead of a strong low pressure system.
This system will bring rain overnight into Wednesday afternoon.
Gusty southerly winds are about to reach gale strength, with gales continuing overnight through most of Wednesday morning. Wind gusts may locally reach over 50 kts. The highest chances for these 50 kt winds will be on Wednesday morning, from Port Orford and northward and within 30 nm from the coast.
The system is forecast to move away to the north late Wednesday morning, but very steep and hazardous seas will continue in all waters through Thursday morning. A brief period of below Advisory level seas is possible late Thursday into Thursday night. Another front arriving on Friday will likely rebuild steep seas into the weekend. -TAD/DW
PREV DISCUSSION
/Issued 252 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025/
DISCUSSION...Radar is showing light returns with over running precipitation along and ahead of a warm front. This will continue into this afternoon. However, precip amounts will be very light and intermittent.
Satellite image shows an upper trough digging out near 140W and moving east towards the forecast area. All indications are the upper trough will become negatively tilted late tonight into Wednesday morning as it reaches the coast, which is indicative of strengthening or deepening low. There is a general consensus showing a surface low developing inside of 130W along with an increasing pressure gradient. There are a couple of outliers, but this may be suspect given the upper trough will become negatively tilted. In addition, the GFS shows pressure gradients between Arcata and North Bend peaking out at 12.2 mb around 7 am pst, but still greater than 8.0 mb between 4 am and 7 am pst. The NAM is weaker and peaks out at 7.1 mb early Wednesday morning. Given the above, have issued a High Wind Warning for the headlands and exposed areas along highway 101 for the south Oregon coast from Cape Blanco south.
The pattern is also one that is favorable for moderate to strong winds in the Shasta Valley near Weed and the Rogue Valley with increasing southeast winds later tonight into Wednesday morning.
Winds will be strongest near Weed and south of Medford to Ashland during this time, and a Wind Advisory has been issued. Please see NPWMFR for more details.
The duration of winds for the coast, Shasta Valley and Rogue Valley should be of shorter duration, but the impacts are there, thus it is prudent the Warnings and Advisories were issued.
A cold front and upper trough will reach the coast late tonight, then moving inland Wednesday morning with snow levels falling in the morning, then rebounding some in the afternoon due to diurnal effects. Snow levels will vary depending on precip intensity since we'll be in a convective environment from late Wednesday morning and afternoon. Generally they are expected to be between 4000-4500 feet.
Precipitation Wednesday will be mainly concentrated along the Cascades and coastal mountains in southwest Oregon. Along the Cascades, snowfall rates of an inch per hour are likely for about a 6 hour period from late Wednesday morning through Wednesday afternoon along with visibility lowering towards a 1/4 mile during times of heavy snow. This was the driving force for issuing a Winter Storm Warning. Please see WSWMFR for more details.
Showers will continue Wednesday evening, then diminishing Wednesday night as the upper trough shifts south.
Upper ridging will builds into the area Thursday resulting in dry and milder weather with the storm track shifting north.
The upper ridge will flatten out some Friday, with some precipitation slipping through along the coast, offshore and northwest Douglas and Coos County in the afternoon. This lines up with the majority of the individual ensemble members solutions.
The storm track will shift south Saturday afternoon with precipitation increasing along the coast and northwest Douglas County, then shifting south and east over a good portion of the area Saturday night. There has been some question as to where the heaviest precipitation will be, but it's a good bet the highest precip amounts will be along the north coast. This can vary depending on how the frontal boundary moves Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. However, the majority of the individual ensemble members and operational models suggest it will be in the above mentioned areas. Snow levels during this time will be high with any road snow concerns confined to around Crater Lake. Even then it's not expected to be much.
The frontal boundary is expected to remain nearly stationary Sunday into Sunday night, then lifting north briefly before returning Monday afternoon as an upper trough and front approaches. Upper ridging returns Tuesday with dry weather expected. -Petrucelli
MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...Wind Advisory from 1 AM to 7 AM PST Wednesday for ORZ026.
High Wind Warning from 1 AM to 7 AM PST Wednesday for ORZ021- 022.
Coastal Flood Advisory from 4 AM to 4 PM PST Wednesday for ORZ021-022.
Winter Storm Warning from 7 AM to 4 PM PST Wednesday for ORZ027- 028.
CA...Wind Advisory from 1 AM to 7 AM PST Wednesday for CAZ081.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Coastal Flood Advisory from 4 AM to 4 PM PST Wednesday for PZZ350-356.
Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM PST this evening for PZZ350-356- 370-376.
Gale Warning until 10 AM PST Wednesday for PZZ350-356-370-376.
Hazardous Seas Warning from 10 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday for PZZ350-356-370-376.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 735 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025
UPDATED THE AVIATION AND MARINE SECTIONS
AVIATION
19/00Z TAFs...A warm front will continue from the Cascades across the east side tonight through Wednesday morning.
Meantime, a cold front is currently offshore, expected to reach the coast around 12Z early Wednesday then track across the area through the day.
As a result, conditions are mainly VFR but with local obscuration of the higher terrain and isolated light showers and flurries. The front is expected to generate low level wind shear at each of the terminals with strong south winds of 40 to 45 kt at 2000 ft AGL in advance of the front, from around 10Z to 18Z Wednesday morning. This will also lead to lowering ceilings and visibilities with increased coverage and intensity of precipitation from mid-morning through the afternoon. Moderate precipitation and MVFR will be most common. But, IFR and VFR will also be possible.
Light post-frontal showers are likely to taper off during Wednesday evening with MVFR persisting. -DW
MARINE
Updated 730 PM PST Tuesday, February 18, 2025...Conditions are deteriorating rapidly ahead of a strong low pressure system.
This system will bring rain overnight into Wednesday afternoon.
Gusty southerly winds are about to reach gale strength, with gales continuing overnight through most of Wednesday morning. Wind gusts may locally reach over 50 kts. The highest chances for these 50 kt winds will be on Wednesday morning, from Port Orford and northward and within 30 nm from the coast.
The system is forecast to move away to the north late Wednesday morning, but very steep and hazardous seas will continue in all waters through Thursday morning. A brief period of below Advisory level seas is possible late Thursday into Thursday night. Another front arriving on Friday will likely rebuild steep seas into the weekend. -TAD/DW
PREV DISCUSSION
/Issued 252 PM PST Tue Feb 18 2025/
DISCUSSION...Radar is showing light returns with over running precipitation along and ahead of a warm front. This will continue into this afternoon. However, precip amounts will be very light and intermittent.
Satellite image shows an upper trough digging out near 140W and moving east towards the forecast area. All indications are the upper trough will become negatively tilted late tonight into Wednesday morning as it reaches the coast, which is indicative of strengthening or deepening low. There is a general consensus showing a surface low developing inside of 130W along with an increasing pressure gradient. There are a couple of outliers, but this may be suspect given the upper trough will become negatively tilted. In addition, the GFS shows pressure gradients between Arcata and North Bend peaking out at 12.2 mb around 7 am pst, but still greater than 8.0 mb between 4 am and 7 am pst. The NAM is weaker and peaks out at 7.1 mb early Wednesday morning. Given the above, have issued a High Wind Warning for the headlands and exposed areas along highway 101 for the south Oregon coast from Cape Blanco south.
The pattern is also one that is favorable for moderate to strong winds in the Shasta Valley near Weed and the Rogue Valley with increasing southeast winds later tonight into Wednesday morning.
Winds will be strongest near Weed and south of Medford to Ashland during this time, and a Wind Advisory has been issued. Please see NPWMFR for more details.
The duration of winds for the coast, Shasta Valley and Rogue Valley should be of shorter duration, but the impacts are there, thus it is prudent the Warnings and Advisories were issued.
A cold front and upper trough will reach the coast late tonight, then moving inland Wednesday morning with snow levels falling in the morning, then rebounding some in the afternoon due to diurnal effects. Snow levels will vary depending on precip intensity since we'll be in a convective environment from late Wednesday morning and afternoon. Generally they are expected to be between 4000-4500 feet.
Precipitation Wednesday will be mainly concentrated along the Cascades and coastal mountains in southwest Oregon. Along the Cascades, snowfall rates of an inch per hour are likely for about a 6 hour period from late Wednesday morning through Wednesday afternoon along with visibility lowering towards a 1/4 mile during times of heavy snow. This was the driving force for issuing a Winter Storm Warning. Please see WSWMFR for more details.
Showers will continue Wednesday evening, then diminishing Wednesday night as the upper trough shifts south.
Upper ridging will builds into the area Thursday resulting in dry and milder weather with the storm track shifting north.
The upper ridge will flatten out some Friday, with some precipitation slipping through along the coast, offshore and northwest Douglas and Coos County in the afternoon. This lines up with the majority of the individual ensemble members solutions.
The storm track will shift south Saturday afternoon with precipitation increasing along the coast and northwest Douglas County, then shifting south and east over a good portion of the area Saturday night. There has been some question as to where the heaviest precipitation will be, but it's a good bet the highest precip amounts will be along the north coast. This can vary depending on how the frontal boundary moves Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. However, the majority of the individual ensemble members and operational models suggest it will be in the above mentioned areas. Snow levels during this time will be high with any road snow concerns confined to around Crater Lake. Even then it's not expected to be much.
The frontal boundary is expected to remain nearly stationary Sunday into Sunday night, then lifting north briefly before returning Monday afternoon as an upper trough and front approaches. Upper ridging returns Tuesday with dry weather expected. -Petrucelli
MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...Wind Advisory from 1 AM to 7 AM PST Wednesday for ORZ026.
High Wind Warning from 1 AM to 7 AM PST Wednesday for ORZ021- 022.
Coastal Flood Advisory from 4 AM to 4 PM PST Wednesday for ORZ021-022.
Winter Storm Warning from 7 AM to 4 PM PST Wednesday for ORZ027- 028.
CA...Wind Advisory from 1 AM to 7 AM PST Wednesday for CAZ081.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Coastal Flood Advisory from 4 AM to 4 PM PST Wednesday for PZZ350-356.
Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM PST this evening for PZZ350-356- 370-376.
Gale Warning until 10 AM PST Wednesday for PZZ350-356-370-376.
Hazardous Seas Warning from 10 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday for PZZ350-356-370-376.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
CECC1 - 9419750 - Crescent City, CA | 51 mi | 53 min | 50°F | 30.03 | ||||
46027 - ST GEORGES - 8NM West Northwest of Crescent City, CA | 58 mi | 41 min | SSE 19G | 52°F | 50°F | 29.98 | 47°F | |
PORO3 - 9431647 - Port Orford, OR | 74 mi | 53 min | 49°F | 29.94 |
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