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: Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ271) Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 613 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 | |
| Today: SW wind around 15 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW 6 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain, mainly this morning. Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Sat: NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Sat Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. Sun: W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Sun Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Mon: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 13 seconds. Mon Night: NE wind around 10 kt, veering to S after midnight. Seas around 7 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely after midnight. Tue: S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 9 ft at 10 seconds and W 13 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Tue Night: W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 14 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ271) | |
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