Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.
An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ273) Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 206 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025 | |
Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly this evening. Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Sat Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Sun: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Sun Night: NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Mon: NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. Mon Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Tue: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Tue Night: NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Wed: E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Wed Night: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ273) | |
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