Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week
Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm (PZZ356) Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 1205 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 | |
This Afternoon: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Tonight: S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Sun: N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Sun Night: N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. Mon: N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Mon Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Tue: S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Tue Night: SW wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wed: NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wed Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm (PZZ356) | |
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