Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. Read More >

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Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

Brookings OR

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
Light Wind
5ft
Tonight
Light Wind
5ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
4ft
New Year's Day
⇑SE 6kt
4-5ft
Thursday Night
SSE 9kt
4-6ft
Friday
SSE 19kt
6ft
Friday Night
S 21kt
7-8ft
Saturday
S 18kt
9-10ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:21 pm PST Dec 30, 2025
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Dec 30, 2025-6pm PST Jan 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. W swell 5 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. W swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain after 4pm. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. W swell 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

New Year's Day

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE around 6 kt in the morning. Rain. W swell 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

SSE wind around 9 kt. Rain. W swell 5 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 13 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Rain. WNW swell 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

S wind around 21 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Rain. WNW swell 5 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Saturday

S wind 15 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Rain. WNW swell 4 ft. Wind waves around 9 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.