Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East
Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm (PZZ252) Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 309 AM PST Thu Nov 21 2024 |  |
Today: SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Showers until late afternoon, then a chance of rain late. Tonight: E wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SE 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds, SE 12 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Fri: S wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft, building to 16 to 21 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: W 14 ft at 12 seconds and SW 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Fri Night: S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 19 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 14 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. Sat: S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 10 seconds. Showers. Sat Night: S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 10 seconds. Showers. Sun: SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Sun Night: SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain in the evening, then showers after midnight. Mon: SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Showers. Mon Night: SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Showers. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm (PZZ252) | |
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