Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 23, 05:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

3NM NW Florence OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
N 19kt
5-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NNE 18kt⇓
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑N 19kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
N 21kt
7-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
N 10kt
7-8ft
Monday Night
NNE 7kt⇓
6ft
Tuesday
⇑SSW 22kt
9ft
Tuesday Night
SW 20kt⇓
11-12ft
Wednesday
W 15kt
11ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:41 am PDT Mar 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

Today

N wind 14 to 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 to 3 ft at 10 seconds building to at 15 seconds . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

NNE wind 13 to 18 kt decreasing to 7 to 12 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

NE wind 6 to 11 kt becoming N 14 to 19 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 11 to 21 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NNE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

SSW wind 9 to 14 kt increasing to 17 to 22 kt in the morning. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 ft building to 7 ft.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 15 to 20 kt decreasing to 9 to 14 kt after midnight. Rain. Mixed swell...W 11 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft.

Wednesday

W wind 9 to 15 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 10 to 11 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 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.