Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast
A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. 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: 201 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 |  |
| Tonight: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Mon: N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 21 seconds. Mon Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 18 seconds. Tue: E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 4 ft at 17 seconds. Tue Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Wed: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Wed Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Thu: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Thu Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. Fri: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. Fri Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. A chance of rain. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ376) | |
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