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Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ376) (Text-Only)
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: 210 AM PST Thu Jan 15 2026



Today: N wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: N 10 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds.

Tonight: NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.

Fri: E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.

Fri Night: N wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.

Sat: S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds.

Sun: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.

Sun Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.

Mon: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 20 seconds.

Mon Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 18 seconds.






Zone Forecast: Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ376)

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