Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday
Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm (PZZ252) Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 711 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026 |  |
| Tonight: S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms this evening. Rain. Thu: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. Thu Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Fri: S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Fri Night: SE wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SE 9 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Sat: SE wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: SE 11 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Sat Night: SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: SE 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Sun: SE wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: SE 10 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Mon: S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Mon Night: S wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, SW 10 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm (PZZ252) | |
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