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Florence OR to Point St. George between 150 and 250 NM Offshore Forecast


TODAY

W
WINDS
15 - 25
KNOTS

TONIGHT

WSW
WINDS
5 - 15
KNOTS

THU

SSW
WINDS
5 - 15
KNOTS

THU NIGHT

S
WINDS
15 - 25
KNOTS

The Marine Weather Forecast In Detail:
PZZ915 Forecast Issued: 115 AM PST Wed Feb 19 2025

Today...W Winds 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 10 To 14 Ft. Chance Of Rain.
Tonight...W To Sw Winds 5 To 15 Kt. Seas 9 To 11 Ft.
Thu...S To Sw Winds 5 To 15 Kt. Seas 8 To 9 Ft.
Thu Night...S Winds 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 8 To 14 Ft.
Fri...S To Sw Winds 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 9 To 16 Ft.
Fri Night...S To Sw Winds 10 To 20 Kt. Seas 11 To 14 Ft.
Sat...S Winds 15 To 25 Kt, Becoming Sw 20 To 25 Kt. Seas 10 To 13 Ft.
Sat Night...S To Sw Winds 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 11 To 12 Ft.
Sun...Sw Winds 20 To 30 Kt. Seas 11 To 14 Ft.
Sun Night...Sw Winds 20 To 30 Kt, Diminishing To 5 To 15 Kt. Seas 12 To 15 Ft.
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
402am PST Wednesday Feb 19 2025

/Issued 250am PST Wednesday Feb 19 2025/

As of this writing, a cold front lies lined up right along the coast, and will push east across the area this morning and pass out of the area by this evening. For most areas, showery, light, warm front precipitation will give way to steady precipitation as the front approaches, then showers will return behind the front passes and continue through tonight. Overall, expect around an inch to an inch and a half of rain along the coast, the coastal ranges, and along the Cascades, with a tenth to a quarter inch for the West Side valleys and across the East Side. Meanwhile, snow levels will hover around 5000 feet ahead of the front, then lower to around 4000 feet once the front passes and mostly showery precipitation continues. Up to a foot of snow is expected in the Cascades, where a Winter Storm Warning remains in effect due to the high risk for heavy inch-per-hour snowfall rates. More details on the warning can be found at PDXWSWMFR.

Pre-frontal winds will also be a concern for the coast, and the Shasta and southern Rogue valleys. Models have backed of considerably on the winds with this system in the last couple of runs, and winds no longer look to be quite as strong as previously thought. However, will let the current headlines ride, as gusts could still reach criteria in the affected areas. Details on winds can be found at PDXNPWMFR.

As mentioned, post-frontal showers will continue into this evening as the upper level trough passes overhead, then diminish tonight as the trough exits the region. High pressure then takes over control of the area Thursday, pushing the preferred storm track to the north, and producing warmer temperatures and dry weather until roughly Friday afternoon. This is when the upper ridge will flatten out a bit, allowing some precipitation to glance the along the coast, and into the Umpqua Basin as a weak system passes just to our north.

The storm track will shift south Saturday afternoon with the first of several weak waves passing through the area through Monday afternoon, each bringing increased chances for precipitation. While the details on each wave remain uncertain, precipitation amounts appear on the lighter than average side, with snow levels high enough to keep winter weather concerns to the highest elevations, mainly in the vicinity of Crater Lake. -BPN

Marine
Updated 130am PST Wednesday, February 19, 2025...Strong low pressure will pass through the region this morning, bringing a round of strong southerly gales and very steep and hazardous seas. There will be a brief period early this morning where gusts could reach storm force, with the highest chances for this to occur being from Port Orford northward and within 30 nm from shore. Winds will ease later this morning, but seas will remain very steep and hazardous through tonight.

Conditions briefly improve during the day Thursday and into Thursday night. Conditions hazardous to small craft are likely to return on Friday as a building west swell (10-12 ft at 14-15 seconds) moves into the waters and persists through the weekend. /BR-y

NOAA Medford OR Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories
OR...Wind Advisory until 7am PST this morning for ORZ026.

High Wind Warning until 7am PST this morning for ORZ021-022.

Coastal Flood Advisory until 10am PST this morning for ORZ021- 022.

Winter Storm Warning until 4pm PST this afternoon for ORZ027- 028.

CA...Wind Advisory until 7am PST this morning for CAZ081.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Gale Warning until 10am PST this morning for PZZ350-356-370-376.

Hazardous Seas Warning from 10am this morning to 4am PST Thursday for PZZ350-356-370-376.