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 in effect from February 20, 10:00 PM PST until February 22, 04:00 PM PST

For More Weather Information:

Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

3NM NW Florence OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
S 13kt
5-7ft
Tonight
SE 16kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
SSE 14kt
9-11ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
SE 17kt
16ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
S 17kt
16ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
S 14kt
11-12ft
Monday
S 12kt
11ft
Monday Night
SSW 11kt
11ft
Tuesday
WSW 10kt
7-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:57 am PST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PST Feb 20, 2026-6pm PST Feb 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS

Today

S wind 9 to 13 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mixed swell...W 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

SE wind 11 to 16 kt. Showers, mainly before 3am. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds becoming SW at 6 seconds . Wind waves 3 ft building to 8 ft.

Saturday

SSE wind around 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Rain. WNW swell 5 ft at 12 seconds decreasing to 2 ft. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind 13 to 17 kt. Rain. WNW swell 8 ft becoming WSW. Wind waves 12 to 14 ft.

Sunday

S wind 13 to 17 kt. Rain. W swell 8 to 9 ft. Wind waves 13 ft subsiding to 10 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 10 to 14 kt. Rain. W swell 7 ft. Wind waves 9 to 10 ft.

Monday

S wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves around 8 ft.

Monday Night

SSW wind 9 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft and SSW 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Tuesday

WSW wind around 10 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...SW 6 ft and W 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.