Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the North-Central U.S.; Excessive Heat in the Desert Southwest and Coastal California

A cold front pressing south across the northern and central Plains today will bring gusty winds creating critical fire weather for parts of the region. Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches have been issued. Dangerous heat continues in parts of the Desert Southwest through Friday. Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect for southwest Arizona into Nevada and large portion of coastal California. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

10NM NW Crescent City CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NNW 30kt
13-14ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NNW 30kt⇓
12-14ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
NNW 17kt
10-12ft

Haz. Seas Warning
Thursday Night
NNW 12kt⇓
6-8ft
Friday
SSE 9kt⇓
4-5ft
Friday Night
NNW 9kt
4ft
Saturday
NNW 9kt
5-6ft
Saturday Night
NNW 11kt⇓
5ft
Sunday
⇑NNW 7kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:42 am PDT Oct 2, 2024
Forecast Valid: 12pm PDT Oct 2, 2024-6pm PDT Oct 8, 2024

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon

NNW wind 24 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 11 to 12 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 25 to 30 kt decreasing to 19 to 24 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 12 ft subsiding to 9 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 14 to 17 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly clear. NW swell 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly sunny. WNW swell 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind around 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 7 to 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and WNW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.