Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Winchester Bay, OR
April 24, 2025 3:40 PM PDT (22:40 UTC)
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 | Sunrise 6:17 AM Sunset 8:12 PM Moonrise 3:45 AM Moonset 3:38 PM |
PZZ350 Coastal Waters From Florence To Cape Blanco Or Out 10 Nm- 309 Pm Pdt Thu Apr 24 2025
Tonight - W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds and nw 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening, then a chance of showers late this evening and overnight.
Fri - W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Fri night - W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 4 seconds and nw 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
Sat - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
Sat night - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
Sun - N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds, nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
Sun night - N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 16 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Mon - N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Mon night - N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Tue - N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, nw 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
Tue night - N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
PZZ300 309 Pm Pdt Thu Apr 24 2025
Synopsis for the southern oregon coastal waters - SEas will continue to lower into tonight and they should remain low into Friday. Seas increase into Saturday as a northwest swell moves into the waters. A thermal trough or strong northerly winds should keep seas elevated in the southern waters around Sunday evening into much of next week.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Winchester Bay, OR
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| Entrance Click for Map Thu -- 04:08 AM PDT 1.55 feet Low Tide Thu -- 04:45 AM PDT Moonrise Thu -- 06:18 AM PDT Sunrise Thu -- 10:08 AM PDT 5.78 feet High Tide Thu -- 04:17 PM PDT 0.38 feet Low Tide Thu -- 04:37 PM PDT Moonset Thu -- 08:11 PM PDT Sunset Thu -- 10:48 PM PDT 6.55 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Entrance, Umpqua River, Oregon, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 5.1 |
| 1 am |
| 4 |
| 2 am |
| 2.8 |
| 3 am |
| 1.9 |
| 4 am |
| 1.6 |
| 5 am |
| 1.8 |
| 6 am |
| 2.5 |
| 7 am |
| 3.5 |
| 8 am |
| 4.6 |
| 9 am |
| 5.4 |
| 10 am |
| 5.8 |
| 11 am |
| 5.5 |
| 12 pm |
| 4.7 |
| 1 pm |
| 3.4 |
| 2 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 1 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.4 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 7 pm |
| 2.6 |
| 8 pm |
| 4.1 |
| 9 pm |
| 5.4 |
| 10 pm |
| 6.3 |
| 11 pm |
| 6.5 |
| Gardiner Click for Map Thu -- 04:44 AM PDT Moonrise Thu -- 05:14 AM PDT 1.29 feet Low Tide Thu -- 06:18 AM PDT Sunrise Thu -- 10:59 AM PDT 5.60 feet High Tide Thu -- 04:37 PM PDT Moonset Thu -- 05:23 PM PDT 0.31 feet Low Tide Thu -- 08:11 PM PDT Sunset Thu -- 11:39 PM PDT 6.36 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Gardiner, Umpqua River, Oregon, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 5.5 |
| 1 am |
| 4.8 |
| 2 am |
| 3.7 |
| 3 am |
| 2.6 |
| 4 am |
| 1.7 |
| 5 am |
| 1.3 |
| 6 am |
| 1.5 |
| 7 am |
| 2.2 |
| 8 am |
| 3.3 |
| 9 am |
| 4.4 |
| 10 am |
| 5.3 |
| 11 am |
| 5.6 |
| 12 pm |
| 5.3 |
| 1 pm |
| 4.5 |
| 2 pm |
| 3.3 |
| 3 pm |
| 2 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.4 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.4 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 8 pm |
| 2.5 |
| 9 pm |
| 4 |
| 10 pm |
| 5.4 |
| 11 pm |
| 6.2 |
FXUS66 KMFR 242143 AFDMFR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 243 PM PDT Thu Apr 24 2025
DISCUSSION
Temperatures are still on track to be overall around 5 to 10 degrees above normal this afternoon with west side valleys in the mid-70s and upper 50s/60s elsewhere. Satellite has shown more cumulus building below cirrus this afternoon as an upper trough moves closer to the area, especially in Jackson and Siskiyou counties.
Paintball ensembles are favoring an area from Josephine County to western Jackson County for showers with higher returns. The SREF is also showcasing a 70-90% probability for Most Unstable CAPE to reach at least 250 J/kg this afternoon from 5 PM-8 PM in the above areas. With that, have increased the thunder potential for this afternoon to push farther westward. The movement is still expected to come in from the south with the main threats of thunder and gusty winds.
Tomorrow's precipitation will also extend to areas east of the Cascades as the upper trough undercuts our area as it moves into central/southern California. There have also been some models indicating a potential for thunder east of the Cascades tomorrow, so this has been kept in the forecast at a 15-20% chance.
Thankfully snow levels will be around 6,500 feet so mostly rain can be expected in the Cascades with the exception of the Crater Lake area. The heaviest rainfall in west side valleys is expected between 3 PM- 7 PM Friday. Overnight into Saturday these showers will become more scattered and focus on areas east of the Cascades.
As the upper trough moves in, it will also bring colder temperatures. Tomorrow afternoon's highs will be in the mid-/upper 50s and low 60s. This trend will continue through the weekend. Ensembles are favoring ridging to set into the PNW early next week, and dry conditions are favored through the first half of the work week. A warm up will be felt with highs back to normal/slightly above normal by Monday. The warming will continue through the week with current probabilities for 80 degrees in west side valleys reaching 60-80% next Thursday. -Hermansen
AVIATION
24/18Z TAFs...Convective showers are starting to pop up around the region as the atmosphere begins to destabilize. Models are bringing plenty of showers with a low chance of thunderstorms west of the Cascades this afternoon through this evening.
VFR ceilings are most likely, even around these showers and thunderstorms as ceilings will be high based around 6000 to 7000 feet. However, visibility could be reduced under some heavier showers.
Close to the coast, MVFR stratus is more likely this afternoon, although one should expect some IFR stratus later this evening into tonight. Ceilings will persist into next week.
-Smith
MARINE
Updated 245 PM Thursday, April 24, 2025...Seas will continue to lower into tonight and they should remain fairly low into Friday. Seas increase into Saturday as a northwest swell moves into the waters. Wave heights will push close to 10 feet by Saturday afternoon with northerly winds approaching 30 knots off Pt St.
George.
Waves could be on the downtrend in northern waters, although strong northerlies or a thermal trough could keep wind driven seas around the 8 to 10 foot mark in the southern waters.
-Smith
MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...None.
CA...None.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 243 PM PDT Thu Apr 24 2025
DISCUSSION
Temperatures are still on track to be overall around 5 to 10 degrees above normal this afternoon with west side valleys in the mid-70s and upper 50s/60s elsewhere. Satellite has shown more cumulus building below cirrus this afternoon as an upper trough moves closer to the area, especially in Jackson and Siskiyou counties.
Paintball ensembles are favoring an area from Josephine County to western Jackson County for showers with higher returns. The SREF is also showcasing a 70-90% probability for Most Unstable CAPE to reach at least 250 J/kg this afternoon from 5 PM-8 PM in the above areas. With that, have increased the thunder potential for this afternoon to push farther westward. The movement is still expected to come in from the south with the main threats of thunder and gusty winds.
Tomorrow's precipitation will also extend to areas east of the Cascades as the upper trough undercuts our area as it moves into central/southern California. There have also been some models indicating a potential for thunder east of the Cascades tomorrow, so this has been kept in the forecast at a 15-20% chance.
Thankfully snow levels will be around 6,500 feet so mostly rain can be expected in the Cascades with the exception of the Crater Lake area. The heaviest rainfall in west side valleys is expected between 3 PM- 7 PM Friday. Overnight into Saturday these showers will become more scattered and focus on areas east of the Cascades.
As the upper trough moves in, it will also bring colder temperatures. Tomorrow afternoon's highs will be in the mid-/upper 50s and low 60s. This trend will continue through the weekend. Ensembles are favoring ridging to set into the PNW early next week, and dry conditions are favored through the first half of the work week. A warm up will be felt with highs back to normal/slightly above normal by Monday. The warming will continue through the week with current probabilities for 80 degrees in west side valleys reaching 60-80% next Thursday. -Hermansen
AVIATION
24/18Z TAFs...Convective showers are starting to pop up around the region as the atmosphere begins to destabilize. Models are bringing plenty of showers with a low chance of thunderstorms west of the Cascades this afternoon through this evening.
VFR ceilings are most likely, even around these showers and thunderstorms as ceilings will be high based around 6000 to 7000 feet. However, visibility could be reduced under some heavier showers.
Close to the coast, MVFR stratus is more likely this afternoon, although one should expect some IFR stratus later this evening into tonight. Ceilings will persist into next week.
-Smith
MARINE
Updated 245 PM Thursday, April 24, 2025...Seas will continue to lower into tonight and they should remain fairly low into Friday. Seas increase into Saturday as a northwest swell moves into the waters. Wave heights will push close to 10 feet by Saturday afternoon with northerly winds approaching 30 knots off Pt St.
George.
Waves could be on the downtrend in northern waters, although strong northerlies or a thermal trough could keep wind driven seas around the 8 to 10 foot mark in the southern waters.
-Smith
MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...None.
CA...None.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...None.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| 46229 - UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR (139) | 20 mi | 74 min | 51°F | 5 ft | ||||
| CHAO3 - 9432780 - Charleston, OR | 24 mi | 64 min | W 5.1G | 53°F | 29.98 | |||
| SNTO3 | 28 mi | 70 min | N 2.9 | 53°F | 30.04 | 46°F |
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