Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 30, 10:00 PM PST

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Medford, OR Local Forecast Office

3NM NW Florence OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
S 14kt
13-14ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
S 12kt
13ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
S 14kt
10-11ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
SSE 6kt⇓
9-11ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
SSE 6kt
9ft
Saturday Night
S 8kt
10-11ft
Sunday
S 12kt
11ft
Sunday Night
S 7kt
10-11ft
Monday
S 8kt
10ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:41 am PST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PST Jan 29, 2026-6pm PST Feb 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

Today

S wind 11 to 14 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 4pm. W swell 12 to 13 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Tonight

S wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly cloudy. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

S wind 11 to 14 kt. Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm. WSW swell 9 ft at 12 seconds becoming W. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Friday Night

SSE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. W swell 8 to 10 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

SSE wind around 6 kt. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 6 to 8 ft and W 6 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind 6 to 8 kt. Rain, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and SW 7 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

S wind 10 to 12 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 4pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 9 ft and SW 5 to 7 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind around 7 kt. Rain likely. W swell 11 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

S wind around 8 kt. A chance of rain. W swell 10 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.