Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until February 22, 04:00 PM PST

For More Weather Information:

Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

3NM NW Florence OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Saturday
SSE 16kt
10-12ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
SE 19kt
17ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
S 20kt
14-16ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
S 14kt
13-14ft
Monday
S 14kt
11-12ft
Monday Night
SSW 8kt
9-11ft
Tuesday
W 9kt
7-8ft
Tuesday Night
NW 6kt⇓
5-6ft
Wednesday
⇑W 6kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:17 am PST Feb 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am PST Feb 21, 2026-6pm PST Feb 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

Saturday

SSE wind around 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Rain, mainly before 11am. WNW swell 5 ft at 12 seconds decreasing to 2 ft. Wind waves 9 ft building to 12 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind around 19 kt. Rain, mainly after 2am. WNW swell 8 ft at 15 seconds becoming WSW. Wind waves 13 to 15 ft.

Sunday

S wind 16 to 20 kt. Rain. W swell 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 12 to 13 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 12 to 14 kt. Rain before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Mixed swell...SW 9 ft and W 7 ft. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft.

Monday

S wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...SW 8 ft and W 8 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

SSW wind around 8 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...SW 5 to 8 ft and W 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 7 to 9 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Rain. Mixed swell...SW 5 to 6 ft and W 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Rain likely. Mixed swell...SW 5 ft and WNW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...SW 4 to 5 ft and WNW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

*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.