Port orford
NDBC buoy 46015
Observed , 41 minutes ago
Hazardous
Hazardous Seas Warning in effect. Light S winds at 4 kn gusting to 8 kn, building. High seas seas at 20 ft with 14 second dominant period from the WNW, building. Water 57°F, air 58°F. Rest of Today: W wind around 5 kt, veering to N late.
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Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 4:16AM PST until November 11 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Medford OR
* WHAT...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 15 to 20 ft at 16 seconds. For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 12 to 17 ft at 15 seconds expected. * WHERE...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, all areas. For the Small Craft Advisory, all areas. * WHEN...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, until 10 PM PST this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels. Bar crossings will become especially treacherous. * View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks
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Speed
3.9kn
Gust
7.8kn
Direction
190° S
Trend
Easing
Last 11 hours3.9 to 21 kn
Waves
20ft
Period
14 s
Direction
283° WNW
Last 11 hours11 to 20 ft
Air temp
58°F
57 to 59°F today
Water temp
57°F
57 to 57°F today
Pressure
1023mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+1.3 mbar
Last 11 hours1017 to 1023 mbar
Zone forecast
Rest of Today
W wind around 5 kt, veering to N late. Seas 16 to 20 ft, building to 19 to 20 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 20 ft at 16 seconds.
Tonight
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 to 20 ft, subsiding to 15 to 17 ft after midnight. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 20 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
Mon
S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds, W 14 ft at 14 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
Synopsis
Winds will be weak today, but very high long period west swell will continue warning level seas through tonight. Swell diminishes early Monday but south winds increase with gale gusts expected north of Cape Blanco. This will produce high and steep seas across the waters. South winds briefly diminish Monday night. But, high and steep seas and advisory strength south winds are likely through the end of the week.
NWS zone Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 57 to 59°F, water 57 to 57°F, pressure 1,017 to 1,023 mbar over the same window.
1 station within 30 NM
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How often does buoy 46015 report?
Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes. Wave height and period update about every 30 minutes.
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Station 46015
42°45'14" N 124°50'20" W · 3D02 · owned and maintained by NDBC
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