Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii
A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm (PZZ253) Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 136 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 | |
Today: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Tonight: N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Mon: N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Mon Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely after midnight. Tue: S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 12 ft at 10 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Tue Night: SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Wed: W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Wed Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Thu: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Thu Night: N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm (PZZ253) | |
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