Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra and Northern Rockies
Gusty winds and warm, very dry conditions will lead to a Critical Risk of fire weather across much of the High Plains through Thursday. A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and precipitation from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies, with heavy mountain snow in the Sierra-Nevada and northern Rockies. Heavy snow will continue in the northern Rockies on Thursday. 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: 753 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 | |
Today: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning. A slight chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. Tonight: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Thu: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Thu Night: N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Fri: N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Fri Night: N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Sat: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Sat Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. Sun: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Sun Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ376) | |
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