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 Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ376) Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 325 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 | |
Today: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly this morning. Tonight: N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Sat: N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave detail: N 8 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Sat Night: N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: N 8 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Sun: N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Sun Night: N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: N 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Mon: N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Mon Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. Tue: S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. Tue Night: W wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ376) | |
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