Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

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Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

3NM NW Florence OR

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
ENE 7kt
5ft
Tonight
E 8kt
4-5ft
Thursday
N 10kt
5-6ft
Thursday Night
N 11kt
6ft
Friday
NNE 6kt
5ft
Friday Night
ENE 7kt
5ft
Saturday
ENE 9kt
5ft
Saturday Night
E 7kt
4ft
Sunday
SE 6kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:46 am PST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PST Jan 21, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

ENE wind around 7 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Partly sunny. W swell 5 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

E wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

E wind 6 to 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...W 5 ft at 15 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds decreasing to at 12 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 5 to 11 kt becoming E after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and WSW 0 to 2 ft...becoming W 5 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

NNE wind around 6 kt. Sunny. W swell 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

ENE wind around 7 kt. Mostly clear. W swell 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

ENE wind around 9 kt. Sunny. W swell 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

E wind around 7 kt. Partly cloudy. W swell 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

SE wind around 6 kt. Partly sunny. W swell 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.