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]

Sunday
N 17kt
4-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
N 17kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
N 8kt⇓
6-7ft
Monday Night
⇑S 7kt
5-6ft
Tuesday
⇑S 21kt
10ft
Tuesday Night
W 18kt⇓
9-11ft
Wednesday
WSW 11kt
9-10ft
Wednesday Night
NW 10kt⇓
10ft
Thursday
N 12kt
7-9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:21 am PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3am PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Sunday

N wind 8 to 17 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 9 to 17 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Monday

N wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 7 kt after midnight. Rain likely after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

S wind 9 to 14 kt increasing to 16 to 21 kt in the morning. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 ft building to 9 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 13 to 18 kt decreasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Rain. Mixed swell...W 8 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

Wednesday

WSW wind 5 to 11 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 10 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 10 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

NE wind 6 to 12 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 to 9 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.