Port orford
NDBC buoy poro3
Observed , 59 minutes ago
Hazardous
This afternoon
Hazardous Seas Watch in effect. Moderate N winds at 12 kn gusting to 20 kn. Pressure falling at 1,017.1 mbar. Water 53°F, air 64°F. Next high tide at 10:24 PM (7 ft). This Afternoon: NW Wind 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt.
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Hazardous Seas Watch issued September 23 at 1:15PM PDT until September 25 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Medford OR
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft at 11 seconds. For the Hazardous Seas Watch, very steep and hazardous seas 7 to 12 ft at 10 seconds possible. * WHERE...For the Small Craft Advisory, waters south of Port Orford. For the Hazardous Seas Watch, waters south of Cape Blanco but with the highest chances of very steep seas north of Gold Beach. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 5 AM PDT Thursday. For the Hazardous Seas Watch, from Thursday evening through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels. Bar crossing could become especially hazardous. * View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks
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Speed
12kn
Gust
20kn
Direction
350° N
Trend
Steady
Last 11 hours5.1 to 17 kn
Air temp
64°F
53 to 67°F today
Water temp
53°F
52 to 53°F today
Pressure
1017mbar
Tendency
Easing
3 hour change
-1.2 mbar
Last 11 hours1017 to 1019 mbar
Tides
Next high
10:24 PM
6.6 ft
Then low
5:01 AM
0.4 ft
Predicted, Port Orford0.4 to 6.6 ft
Zone forecast
This Afternoon
NW Wind 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 5 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: N 5 Ft At 5 Seconds, NW 5 Ft At 11 Seconds And SW 2 Ft At 16 Seconds.
Tonight
N Wind 20 To 25 Kt, Easing To 15 To 20 Kt After Midnight. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: N 5 Ft At 5 Seconds, NW 6 Ft At 11 Seconds And SW 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Patchy Dense Fog After Midnight.
Thu
S Wind 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: N 3 Ft At 6 Seconds, NW 6 Ft At 11 Seconds And SW 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Patchy Dense Fog In The Morning. A Chance Of Rain In The Afternoon.
Synopsis
Gusty north winds and steep seas will continue into early Thursday morning for areas south of Cape Blanco. A frontal system arrives late Thursday afternoon, bringing strong south winds and steep to very steep and hazardous seas. The strongest winds are likely north of Cape Blanco with gales gusts possible into early Friday morning. Winds and seas ease late Friday before a thermal trough develops on Saturday afternoon.
NWS zone Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 53 to 67°F, pressure 1,017 to 1,019 mbar over the same window.
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Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.
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What this buoy measures
This buoy is not reporting waves. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the buoy.
Station poro3
42°44'20" N 124°29'53" W · owned and maintained by NOS
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