Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 15, 05:00 AM PDT

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Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

15NM NNW Brookings OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
N 16kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NNE 14kt
5-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑NNW 8kt
3-4ft
Sunday Night
N 7kt⇓
4ft
Monday
⇑NW 7kt
3ft
Monday Night
NW 6kt⇓
4ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
5-6ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
7-8ft
Wednesday
⇑S 6kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:21 pm PDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

This Afternoon

N wind around 16 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NNE wind 7 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SSW 3 ft becoming NNW. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.