Florence to Cape Blanco OR from 10 to 60 NM Marine Forecast
| Rest Of Tonight...S Wind 5 To 10 Kt, Rising To 10 To 15 Kt, Easing To 5 To 10 Kt Late. Seas 12 To 15 Ft, Subsiding To 11 To 12 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 2 Ft At 5 Seconds And Nw 15 Ft At 15 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Showers Early This Evening. |
| Fri...Se Wind 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 10 To 12 Ft, Subsiding To 8 To 10 Ft In The Afternoon. Wave Detail: Nw 11 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Fri Night...S Wind 10 To 15 Kt, Rising To 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt After Midnight. Seas 7 To 9 Ft. Wave Detail: Sw 4 Ft At 5 Seconds And Nw 7 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Sat...S Wind 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 7 To 10 Ft, Building To 9 To 11 Ft In The Afternoon. Wave Detail: Sw 5 Ft At 6 Seconds And W 10 Ft At 13 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Showers In The Afternoon. |
| Sat Night...S Wind 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 10 To 12 Ft. Wave Detail: Sw 5 Ft At 6 Seconds, W 10 Ft At 13 Seconds And W 3 Ft At 19 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Sun...S Wind 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 10 To 11 Ft, Building To 10 To 14 Ft In The Afternoon. Wave Detail: Sw 4 Ft At 5 Seconds And W 13 Ft At 18 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Sun Night...S Wind 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 11 To 14 Ft. Wave Detail: Sw 4 Ft At 5 Seconds And W 13 Ft At 17 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Mon...S Wind 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 10 To 11 Ft. Wave Detail: S 2 Ft At 4 Seconds And W 11 Ft At 16 Seconds. |
| Mon Night...N Wind Around 10 Kt. Seas 8 To 10 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 2 Ft At 4 Seconds And W 10 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Tue...Ne Wind Around 10 Kt. Seas 7 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Ne 2 Ft At 4 Seconds And W 8 Ft At 13 Seconds. |
| Tue Night...N Wind 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 7 To 10 Ft. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 924pm PST Thu Jan 8 2026 Updated Aviation discussion... /Issued 257pm PST Thu Jan 8 2026/ Showers and mostly cloudy skies persist as colder air moves in behind yesterday's cold front. An upper level trough will continue to move eastwards with high pressure building in the trough's wake. We looked at fog potential tonight and were initially excited by this possibility, although the dewpoints seem to be lowering as we continue to mix the atmosphere here in the Rogue Valley. Plus there is plenty of cloud cover still around and other variables point to not as favorable environment for fog later tonight. Therefore, we just left it as patchy fog in the forecast with Grants Pass and the Illinois Valley with the best chance to see fog later tonight as there is a little more moisture there. Temperatures will also be on the cooler side and a few degrees below normal for this time of year. The graphical hazardous weather outlook is hinting at a cold weather advisory around Ashland with 10 to 15 mph winds and lows potentially in the mid 20's. if we do get the wind, the atmosphere should mix a bit and keep lows a bit higher. Given the isolated nature, we didn't issue a cold weather advisory, but it will be one of the cooler nights tonight. High pressure will continue to build with some lighter easterly flow setting up in the higher terrain and mid slopes. MSLP increases to 1034 to around 1040, which is unusually strong for this time of year and lies in the 99.5 percentile for parts of southern Oregon and northern California. We took a brief look at forecast soundings in BUFKIT while writing this AFD, and it appears mixing heigheights will really struggle to reach 1000 feet. Compounded with the the recent snow and cold temperatures, we decided to issue an air stagnation advisory for the valleys west and east of the Cascades Friday and Saturday ending at 10am Sunday. Mixing heigheights could improve on Sunday as the ridge begins to break down and an atmospheric river starts to slam into British Columbia. Towards the start of next week, the ridge begins to rebuild and we will see more dry weather for most of next week. If fog doesn't build into the valleys, which seems unlikely next week, then temperatures could push into the upper 50's west of the Cascades within the valleys. Maximum temperatures are showing up as 0.8 to 0.9 or so on the EFI, so definitely some high confidence in some warmer temperatures in the mountains and higher terrain most of next week. -Smith Marine Updated 200pm PST Thursday, January 8, 2026...Wind speeds will trend lower this morning and throughout the day. Long period swell continues through this evening, resulting in dangerous bar and surf conditions. Conditions gradually improve Friday with moderate south winds and steepening seas this weekend, mainly for the outer waters. Gusty north winds are possible as a thermal trough develops early next week. -BPN HIGH SURF...Updated 200pm PST Thursday, January 7, 2026...Long period swell came in slightly high than expected today ,and is lingering for a longer time that originally forecast. As a result, high surf conditions will persist through this evening, and potentially into the overnight hours. A High Surf Advisory remains in effect. Please stay off jetties and remain out of the surf zone as beaches will be dangerous due to these high surf conditions. - Spilde/BPN NOAA Medford OR Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories OR...High Surf Advisory until 10pm PST this evening for ORZ021-022. Air Stagnation Advisory from 10am Friday to 10am PST Sunday for ORZ023-024-026-029>031. CA...None. PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Hazardous Seas Warning until 10pm PST this evening for PZZ350-356-370-376. Small Craft Advisory until 4pm PST Friday for PZZ350-356-370- 376. |
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