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

9NM NNW Port Orford OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
S 21kt
10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
S 14kt
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
SSW 12kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
S 6kt
8-9ft
Thursday
⇑N 8kt
9ft
Thursday Night
NNE 9kt
7-8ft
Friday
N 9kt
7ft
Friday Night
NNE 9kt
5-6ft
Saturday
SE 9kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:41 am PST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 6am PST Dec 9, 2025-6pm PST Dec 15, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

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

Today

S wind 17 to 21 kt. Rain, mainly before 5pm. WNW swell 10 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

S wind 12 to 14 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 3am. WNW swell 9 to 10 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind around 12 kt. Rain. WNW swell 8 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

S wind around 6 kt. Rain likely. WNW swell 9 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N 5 to 8 kt in the morning. A chance of rain. WNW swell 9 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NNE wind around 9 kt. Partly cloudy. WNW swell 7 to 8 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

N wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. WNW swell 7 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NNE wind 7 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. W swell 5 to 6 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

E wind 7 to 9 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of rain. W swell 5 ft. Wind waves around 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.