Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until December 10, 10:00 AM PST

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Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

2NM WNW Florence OR

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
SSW 24kt
12-13ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSW 21kt
10-11ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
SSW 15kt
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
SSW 13kt
9ft
Thursday
SSW 7kt
9ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
7-8ft
Friday
Light Wind
7ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
5-6ft
Saturday
SSW 8kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:41 am PST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 10am PST Dec 9, 2025-6pm PST Dec 15, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

Today

SSW wind around 24 kt. Rain. W swell 10 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 16 to 21 kt. Rain. W swell 9 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind around 15 kt. Rain. W swell 9 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 11 to 13 kt. Rain. W swell 9 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind 5 to 7 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10am. W swell 9 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Patchy fog. W swell 7 to 8 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 10am, then Patchy fog after 4pm. W swell 7 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 7pm. W swell 5 to 6 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

ESE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. A chance of rain. W swell 5 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.