From the Cascades to the coast, we are wrapping up the work week with some of the nicest weather in a long time across the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures on Friday afternoon were in the low 60s along the coastline under a warm easterly offshore wind.

A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook the ocean floor off the Oregon Coast, rattling nerves across the Pacific Northwest even as early reports indicated little immediate damage on land. The offshore shock underscored how quickly a quiet afternoon can pivot into a regional stress test for seismic and tsunami systems that millions of people depend

On Monday at 12:26 a.m. the National Weather Service released an updated beach hazards statement in effect until 4 p.m. for South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast.

A state recreation area on Oregon's south coast has been closed due to a stranded vessel that washed ashore near Port Orford. Paradise Point State Recreation Site is closed, likely until around Jan. 23, to allow removal and cleanup of the craft.