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: Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ376) Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 1245 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 | |
Rest Of Tonight: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Sun: N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Sun Night: N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Mon: N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Mon Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Tue: SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Tue Night: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wed: SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Thu: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Thu Night: N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ376) | |
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