Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

3NM NW Florence OR

Marine Point Forecast

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Wednesday
S 25kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday Night
SW 21kt
10-11ft

Haz. Seas Warning
Thursday
W 14kt
14ft

Haz. Seas Warning
Thursday Night
WNW 7kt⇓
7-9ft
Friday
⇑N 8kt
6-7ft
Friday Night
N 12kt
4ft
Saturday
N 9kt
4ft
Saturday Night
NNE 11kt
4ft
Sunday
Light Wind
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:21 am PDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Wednesday

S wind 19 to 25 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Rain, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. WNW swell 3 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 6 ft building to 10 ft.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 17 to 21 kt becoming W after midnight. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...WSW 9 ft at 10 seconds and N 0 to 2 ft at 11 seconds decreasing to at 0 seconds ...becoming W 9 ft at 11 seconds . Wind waves 6 to 7 ft.

Thursday

W wind 7 to 14 kt. Rain. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. W swell 7 to 9 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. W swell 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

N wind 7 to 12 kt becoming NE after midnight. Clear. WNW swell 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

N wind 5 to 9 kt. Sunny. WNW swell 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NNE wind 5 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. WNW swell 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. WNW swell 5 ft. Wind waves 1 to 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.