Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to Southern California and Heavy Snow to the Sierra Nevadas

A strong atmospheric river will continue heavy rain over southern California through Friday. The heaviest rainfall is ongoing today in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall has begun over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and will continue through Friday. Travel will become increasingly difficult over the passes due to snow and strong winds. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

8NM SSE Brookings OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
S 6kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
E 12kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Christmas Day
S 29kt
9-10ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
SSE 16kt
11-13ft

Gale Warning
Friday
S 20kt
13ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
NNW 6kt⇓
7ft
Saturday
⇑N 7kt
5-7ft
Saturday Night
NNE 8kt
7ft
Sunday
Light Wind
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:21 pm PST Dec 24, 2025
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Dec 24, 2025-6pm PST Dec 30, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Afternoon

S wind around 6 kt. A slight chance of rain before 4pm. Mixed swell...W 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

E wind 6 to 12 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Christmas Day

S wind 23 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Rain before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 10am. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft.

Thursday Night

SSE wind 12 to 16 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 7 ft. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Rain. Mixed swell...SW 7 to 11 ft and WNW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Rain, mainly before 10pm. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and NW 3 to 4 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N 5 to 7 kt in the morning. A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...NNW 6 ft and SW 2 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNE wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and N 0 to 2 ft...becoming NW 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. NW 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.