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| Sunrise 7:37AM | Sunset 4:42PM | Wednesday December 11, 2019 4:32 PM PST (00:32 UTC) | Moonrise 4:37PM | Moonset 7:00AM | Illumination 100% |  |
PZZ350 Coastal Waters From Florence To Cape Blanco Or Out 10 Nm- 249 Pm Pst Wed Dec 11 2019
.gale warning in effect through late tonight...
Tonight..S wind 30 kt...becoming sw 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 6 to 9 ft...building to 9 to 12 ft in the evening, then...subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. W swell 6 to 7 ft at 16 seconds...building to 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
Thu..SW wind 15 to 20 kt...becoming 10 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Cape arago southward, sw wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft. W swell 13 to 15 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
Thu night..S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 15 to 16 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
Fri..S wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to E in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft in the morning...becoming 2 ft or less. W swell 15 to 16 ft. Showers likely.
Fri night..NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to sw after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 13 to 15 ft. Chance of showers.
Sat..S wind 5 kt...rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 11 to 13 ft. Showers.
Sat night..SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less... Becoming 3 ft after midnight. W swell 10 to 11 ft. Showers likely.
Sun..S wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to sw. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft... Becoming 2 ft or less, then...becoming 3 ft after midnight. W swell 12 ft...subsiding to 10 ft.
Mon..S wind 10 kt...backing to se after midnight. Wind waves 3 ft...becoming 2 ft or less. W swell 8 to 9 ft.
.gale warning in effect through late tonight...
Tonight..S wind 30 kt...becoming sw 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 6 to 9 ft...building to 9 to 12 ft in the evening, then...subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. W swell 6 to 7 ft at 16 seconds...building to 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
Thu..SW wind 15 to 20 kt...becoming 10 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Cape arago southward, sw wind 15 to 20 kt...rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft. W swell 13 to 15 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
Thu night..S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 15 to 16 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
Fri..S wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to E in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft in the morning...becoming 2 ft or less. W swell 15 to 16 ft. Showers likely.
Fri night..NW wind 5 to 10 kt...backing to sw after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 13 to 15 ft. Chance of showers.
Sat..S wind 5 kt...rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 11 to 13 ft. Showers.
Sat night..SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less... Becoming 3 ft after midnight. W swell 10 to 11 ft. Showers likely.
Sun..S wind 5 to 10 kt...veering to sw. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft... Becoming 2 ft or less, then...becoming 3 ft after midnight. W swell 12 ft...subsiding to 10 ft.
Mon..S wind 10 kt...backing to se after midnight. Wind waves 3 ft...becoming 2 ft or less. W swell 8 to 9 ft.
PZZ300 249 Pm Pst Wed Dec 11 2019
Synopsis for the southern oregon coastal waters..Gales and steep to very steep seas will continue today as a front makes its way through the coastal waters. Winds will diminish late tonight into Thursday morning, however, seas will remain elevated due to building steep long period west swell, which will likely produce hazardous bar crossings and very active surf zones Thursday morning through Friday evening. Seas will diminish Saturday into Monday, but should remain steep through the weekend as the active weather pattern continues.
Synopsis for the southern oregon coastal waters..Gales and steep to very steep seas will continue today as a front makes its way through the coastal waters. Winds will diminish late tonight into Thursday morning, however, seas will remain elevated due to building steep long period west swell, which will likely produce hazardous bar crossings and very active surf zones Thursday morning through Friday evening. Seas will diminish Saturday into Monday, but should remain steep through the weekend as the active weather pattern continues.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near North Bend, OR
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Area Discussion for - Medford, OR
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 250 PM PST Wed Dec 11 2019
SHORT TERM. An active weather pattern is in store through late this week as a strong jet stream moves into the area and remains overhead through Friday bringing weather systems into the area. A front, associated with a low in the Gulf of Alaska, is nearing the coast and will gradually move inland Thursday. Additional shortwaves will move across the area Thursday night and Friday resulting in widespread showers across the CWA.
Ahead of the front, snow levels have begun to rise today and are currently around 5500 feet elevation. Models continue to show snow levels will rise to around 6000 to 6500 feet and locally up to 7000 feet tonight then remain high through Thursday afternoon before lowering to 4500 to 5500 feet Thursday night, then down to near 4000 to 5000 feet Friday.
Light to moderate precipitation has spread into the coast, coastal mountains and portions of the west side this afternoon. Precipitation will increase in coverage and intensity late this afternoon and this evening and continue through the day Thursday with widespread moderate precipitation expected across the area. Locally heavy precipitation is expected in the coast ranges and Southern Oregon Cascades as well. Much of this precipitation will fall as rain late today through Thursday afternoon, except over the higher mountains above 6000 feet where snow is likely. Expect precipitation to turn more showery Thursday evening and night and given the continued upper level jet over the area and shortwave activity, widespread showers are likely. Storm total precipitation amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected along the coast, in the coast ranges and across the Southern Oregon Cascades with generally 0.5 to 1.0 inches over other inland areas (except lower amounts in eastern Lake County and valleys in Modoc County). Along the coast and across western portions of the area, local ponding of water on roadways may occur with this rain. Area rivers and streams will also see some rises due to rainfall but hydrologic forecasts do not indicate flooding on the main rivers.
Snow will be a concern since snow levels are expected to lower Thursday evening through early Friday morning down to 4000 to 5000 feet elevation in southwest Oregon and down to 5000 to 5500 feet elevation across Northern California. Continued shower activity during this time will result in snow over the mountains, especially in the Cascades. During the day on Friday, expect showers to increase as an upper level shortwave and weak low move into the area from the west. On Friday, snow levels will likely stay down around 4000 to 5000 feet in southwest Oregon and slightlyhigher in northern California.
Given the active showery pattern Thursday with increasing showers Friday, moderate snow is expected in the Southern Oregon Cascades above 5000 feet elevation, especially in the Diamond Lake and Crater Lake areas, Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. Of note, for areas above 6000 feet in the Southern Oregon Cascades, moderate to heavy snow accumulations are expected to begin earlier - during the day Thursday - and continue Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Diamond Lake and Crater Lake areas in the Southern Oregon Cascades above 5000 feet (please see the WSWMFR for details).
Lastly, of note, winds will increase tonight into Thursday as a mid level 700 mb 45-60kt westerly jet moves over the area. This will result in breezy to gusty southwest winds across much of the area on Thursday with the strongest winds over the higher mountains and in the Summer Lake area. Gusty southwest winds are expected in the Summer Lake area with gusts of 45 mph. A wind advisory is in effect for this area (please see the NPWMFR for details). In the southern Shasta Valley, models continue to show gusty southerly winds tonight into Thursday morning but winds are expected to stay below advisory criteria, with gusts to around 30 to 40 mph.
LONG TERM. (Saturday through Wednesday) . There's decent agreement among the operational and ensemble models that the pattern will remain fairly active during the forecast period. It's all going to come down to the timing and details of individual systems.
On Saturday, we'll be on the colder side of things as a weak upper trough will move in from the northwest in the afternoon. Snow levels are expected to range between 3000 and 3500 feet and much will depend on precip intensity. For the most part it should be on the light side during the day, but could pick up in intensity Saturday night with snow levels around 3000 feet. Even then snow accumulations are not expected to be a high concern for the higher passes along the Cascades, Siskiyou Summit and Diamond Lake area. Preliminary estimates show generally 1-3 inches from Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning, but details on this could change in the coming days.
The operational models show different solutions Sunday through Sunday night. The ECMWF shows overrunning precipitation from a warm front moving into the area while the GFS is drier with warm frontal precipitation arriving Monday morning. This is also in line with the respective ensembles. For now did not make much change to the pops during this time.
Ridging builds into the area Monday with dry conditions expected. Another upper through could end up splitting as it moves into the shortwave ridging Tuesday. There's a timing difference with this one and we could end up stying dry, but confidence remains low. More systems will had in our direction Wedensday through Wednesday night. -Petrucelli
AVIATION. For the 11/18Z TAFs . Patchy areas of LIFR/IFR fog are expected to improve to VFR conditions for the Medford Airport early this afternoon. The TAF shows improving conditions at 21z, but confidence on exact timing is medium at best, so watch for updates on this. Despite improving conditions, MVFR ceilings with terrain obscurations are expected to remain the predominate conditions along and west of the Cascades through this afternoon. The exception will be at Roseburg where VFR ceilings should last into this evening.
East of the Cascades . VFr conditions will continue into this afternoon, followed by MVFR ceilings this evening for the remainder of the TAF period.
The main hazard will be the chance for low level wind shear along the coast, including North Bend and for Roseburg through this evening. This was also added to the Medford TAF, but it's not expected to be an impact until this evening. -Petrucelli
MARINE. Updated 830 AM PST Wednesday, 11 December 2019 . The next front in the series is expected today and will be stronger than the previous, bringing gale force winds and steep to very steep wind driven seas. Gales will primarily impact areas from Cape Blanco northward but very steep seas and gusty winds will impact some areas south of Cape Blanco. Winds diminish late tonight into Thursday. However, seas will remain elevated with a high and steep long period west swell building in during this time. Swell dominated seas of about 15-17 feet at 17 seconds will impact the coastal waters from Thursday morning into Friday evening, likely impacting bar crossings and crab pots. Seas will gradually lower Saturday into Monday but remain steep. Active weather will continue through the weekend with periods of moderate to heavy rain. BR-y/Keene
MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. OR . High Surf Advisory from 4 AM Thursday to 7 PM PST Friday for ORZ021-022. Wind Advisory from 4 AM to 10 PM PST Thursday for ORZ031. Winter Weather Advisory from 4 PM Thursday to 4 PM PST Friday above 5000 feet in the for ORZ027.
CA . None.
Pacific Coastal Waters . Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM PST Friday for PZZ356-376. Gale Warning until 4 AM PST Thursday for PZZ350-356-370-376. Small Craft Advisory from 4 AM Thursday to 7 PM PST Friday for PZZ350-370.
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Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| CHAO3 - 9432780 - Charleston, OR | 5 mi | 56 min | ESE 1 G 2.9 | 51°F | 1013.2 hPa | |||
| 46128 | 16 mi | 92 min | 51°F | 52°F | ||||
| 46229 - UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR (139) | 28 mi | 32 min | 51°F | 11 ft | ||||
| PORO3 - 9431647 - Port Orford, OR | 48 mi | 44 min | SSE 22 G 27 | 55°F | 52°F | 1015 hPa |
Wind History for Charleston, OR
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| Last 24hr | -- | SE | E | -- | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | E | SE G6 | SE G7 | SE G9 | SE G6 | SE | E | SE G6 | SE G6 | S | SE G10 | N G5 | E | SE | SE |
| 1 day ago | -- | SE G4 | SE | SE | E | S G4 | S | SE | SE | -- | SE | SE | SE | SW G6 | SE G5 | SE G5 | SE G4 | SE | SE G5 | S | SE | SE | -- | E |
| 2 days ago | NE | NE | N | NE | E | S | SE | SE G5 | -- | E | SE G7 | SE G5 | SE G7 | SE G6 | S | S G4 | SE | S G4 | SE | NE | SE | -- | S | -- |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, OR | 2 mi | 36 min | SE 3 | 5.00 mi | Light Rain Fog/Mist | 50°F | 48°F | 96% | 1013.8 hPa |
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Wind History from OTH (wind in knots)
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Tide / Current Tables for Charleston, Oregon
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Wed -- 04:54 AM PST 3.16 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:59 AM PST Moonset
Wed -- 07:39 AM PST Sunrise
Wed -- 10:53 AM PST 8.51 feet High Tide
Wed -- 04:37 PM PST Moonrise
Wed -- 04:41 PM PST Sunset
Wed -- 05:53 PM PST -0.64 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 09:14 PM PST Full Moon
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 04:54 AM PST 3.16 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:59 AM PST Moonset
Wed -- 07:39 AM PST Sunrise
Wed -- 10:53 AM PST 8.51 feet High Tide
Wed -- 04:37 PM PST Moonrise
Wed -- 04:41 PM PST Sunset
Wed -- 05:53 PM PST -0.64 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 09:14 PM PST Full Moon
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Tide / Current Tables for Entrance, Umpqua River, Oregon
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Wed -- 04:49 AM PST 3.11 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:00 AM PST Moonset
Wed -- 07:40 AM PST Sunrise
Wed -- 10:55 AM PST 7.77 feet High Tide
Wed -- 04:35 PM PST Moonrise
Wed -- 04:39 PM PST Sunset
Wed -- 05:54 PM PST -0.62 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 09:14 PM PST Full Moon
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 04:49 AM PST 3.11 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:00 AM PST Moonset
Wed -- 07:40 AM PST Sunrise
Wed -- 10:55 AM PST 7.77 feet High Tide
Wed -- 04:35 PM PST Moonrise
Wed -- 04:39 PM PST Sunset
Wed -- 05:54 PM PST -0.62 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 09:14 PM PST Full Moon
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
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