Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.
A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm (PZZ350) Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 218 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025 | |
Today: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A slight chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. Tonight: N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas around 10 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 11 ft at 17 seconds. Sat: NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 11 ft at 16 seconds. Sat Night: SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Sun: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Sun Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 16 to 17 ft. Wave detail: W 17 ft at 14 seconds and NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Mon: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 14 ft, subsiding to 11 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 14 ft at 15 seconds. Mon Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Tue: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. Tue Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 14 ft at 19 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm (PZZ350) | |
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