Cape Blanco OR to Point St. George CA from 10 to 60 NM Marine Forecast
| Tonight...Sw Wind 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt, Easing To 10 To 15 Kt Late. Seas 7 To 9 Ft. Wave Detail: W 4 Ft At 5 Seconds And Nw 8 Ft At 11 Seconds. A Chance Of Rain. |
| Thu...Sw Wind 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 7 To 9 Ft. Wave Detail: W 3 Ft At 5 Seconds, W 8 Ft At 11 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 19 Seconds. Rain Likely, Mainly In The Morning. |
| Thu Night...W Wind 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: W 2 Ft At 4 Seconds, Nw 7 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 19 Seconds. Rain. |
| Fri...Sw Wind 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: W 2 Ft At 4 Seconds, Nw 7 Ft At 11 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 18 Seconds. Rain. |
| Fri Night...Sw Wind 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: W 3 Ft At 5 Seconds, Nw 7 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 17 Seconds. Rain. |
| Sat...Nw Wind 15 To 20 Kt, Veering To N With Gusts Up To 25 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 6 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: N 5 Ft At 5 Seconds, Nw 6 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 16 Seconds. Rain, Mainly In The Morning. |
| Sat Night...N Wind 20 To 25 Kt With Gusts Up To 30 Kt. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: N 6 Ft At 6 Seconds, Nw 4 Ft At 10 Seconds And W 3 Ft At 9 Seconds. A Chance Of Rain. |
| Sun...N Wind 15 To 20 Kt, Easing To Around 10 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 5 To 6 Ft, Subsiding To 4 Ft In The Afternoon. Wave Detail: Nw 5 Ft At 5 Seconds And W 2 Ft At 8 Seconds. A Chance Of Rain In The Morning. |
| Sun Night...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt, Easing To 5 To 10 Kt After Midnight. Seas 3 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 3 Ft At 4 Seconds, W 2 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 13 Seconds. |
| Mon...Nw Wind 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 2 Ft At 4 Seconds, W 2 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 19 Seconds. |
| Mon Night...N Wind 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 500pm PDT Wednesday Mar 11 2026 Updated aviation discussion. /Issued 255pm PDT Wednesday Mar 11 2026/ SYNOPSIS... A strong atmospheric river will remain to our north through the rest of the week with some spotty showers and cloud cover over the region. A weak front will push into the area on Saturday morning before a strong area of high pressure builds next week. Temperature records in California will be at risk Monday and Tuesday. KMAX continues to show some echoes around Douglas County and just to the north of our warning area. However, surface stations are not reporting accumulating precipitation as of this afternoon. It's pretty similar conditions to yesterday, although winds are trending higher east of the Cascades this afternoon. 700mb winds increase to 50 knots east of the Cascades in northern Lake and Klamath County. However, we're not mixing that deep according to the forecast soundings, so wind gusts around 30 mph to 40 mph seem most probable through the evening hours over there. Heading into Thursday, the atmospheric river and stationary front remain to our north in Northern Oregon with very little precipitation and impacts in our area. It looks like rain totals increase early Thursday morning near North Bend with 0.1 inches of rain, but that is looking like the highest total for our forecast area Thursday. The stationary front lifts a bit farther north Thursday afternoon and we could have some warmer air push in under this cloud cover. High temperatures trend a few degrees warmer compared to today. Eventually by Friday night and Saturday morning, a short wave moving through Washington will push this stationary front southwards and some rain and perhaps a little snow will fall over the region above 5000 feet. Accumulation will be non impactful with Crater Lake seeing up to an inch of snow. By Sunday morning a ridge will strengthen over the eastern Pacific with a low starting to spin up in the Gulf of Alaska. With this broad south west flow, a warm front will sweep through the area on Sunday morning with dry conditions within southern Oregon. Temperatures will obviously trend warmer and take the first step in a gradual warm up into early next week. We'll test high temperature records on Monday and Tuesday in Klamath Falls, Alturas and Mount Shasta City. Confidence remains quite high in this warm up. Finally, the ridge axis will nudge eastwards by Wednesday and ensemble data shows a cold front attempting to swing through southern Oregon. The Quantitative Precipitation Forecast forecast varies significantly in the ensembles, so not that confident we'll get rain. The Probability of Precipitation forecast stands at 30 to 40 percent on Wednesday. -Smith North Bend (KOTH) will likely (50%-80%) remain in MVFR (Marginal Visual Flight Rules) conditions for ceilings throughout the valid TAF cycle with showers nearby. Showers could impact the terminal starting tonight with very light rain which may lower ceilings further close to IFR (20%-30% chance). Otherwise, KRBG should remain in VFR but will see ceilings close to MVFR (Marginal Visual Flight Rules) through this period as moisture increases across the region. KMFR may see these conditions overnight as showers/moisture spreads across the region with a small chance for MVFR (Marginal Visual Flight Rules) (20%-30%) ceilings. Klamath will likely miss out on the moisture in the lower levels and should remain mostly clear skies, but some concern overnight does exist for midlevel clouds. -Guerrero Marine Updated 200pm PDT Wednesday, March 11, 2026...Steep west- northwest swell will persist today. Gusty south to southwest winds will be common today and tonight, especially north of Cape Blanco as a front stalls to the north. This will maintain hazardous conditions north of Cape Blanco, with steep seas north of Cape Blanco and very steep seas north of the Umpqua River bar. While conditions improve tomorrow evening, the front will move back southward and could bring a period of gusty southwest winds and steep seas Friday and Friday night followed by a wind shift to northerly by Saturday. NOAA Medford OR Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories OR...None. CA...None. PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Small Craft Advisory until 11pm PDT Thursday for PZZ350-370-376. Hazardous Seas Warning until 8am PDT Thursday for PZZ350-370. |
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