Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California
Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. 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: 839 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026 |  |
Rest Of Today: SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas around 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Tonight: S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Fri: S wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 14 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Fri Night: SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft, subsiding to 12 to 16 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 18 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Sat: SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming S 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 15 ft, building to 16 to 21 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 21 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Sat Night: S wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, veering to SW 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 to 23 ft, subsiding to 15 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 22 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Sun: SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 16 ft at 12 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: SW 9 ft at 10 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Mon: SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 17 seconds. Rain. Mon Night: W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ376) | |
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