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 in effect from March 21, 02:00 AM PDT until March 23, 05:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

3NM NW Florence OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 7kt
6ft
Tonight
N 20kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NNW 20kt
5-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NNE 20kt⇓
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
⇑NNW 20kt
4-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday Night
N 23kt⇓
7-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
N 11kt
8ft
Monday Night
ENE 8kt⇓
6-7ft
Tuesday
S 19kt
5-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:41 pm PDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PDT SATURDAY THROUGH

This Afternoon

NW wind 5 to 7 kt. A chance of showers, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

N wind 11 to 20 kt. A chance of showers, mainly before 5am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 11 seconds and WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 14 to 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NNE wind 15 to 20 kt decreasing to 9 to 14 kt after midnight. Clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

NE wind 7 to 12 kt becoming NNW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 18 to 23 kt decreasing to 11 to 16 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

N wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

ENE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

S wind 10 to 19 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 ft building to 5 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.