Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from December 9, 09:00 PM EST until December 13, 06:00 PM EST

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Buffalo, NY Local Forecast Office

Fair Haven NY

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
Low: 25 °F
Water: 45 °F
S 12kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
S 11kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 22 °F
⇑WNW 21kt
5ft
Thursday
High: 28 °F
WNW 20kt
5ft
Thursday Night
Low: 23 °F
WNW 14kt
4-5ft
Friday
High: 32 °F
W 9kt
3-4ft
Friday Night
Low: 22 °F
Light Wind
2ft
Saturday
High: 32 °F
WSW 11kt
4ft
Saturday Night
Low: 20 °F
WSW 9kt
4ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:36 pm EST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 7pm EST Dec 9, 2025-6pm EST Dec 16, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

S wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 5am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

S wind 9 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 3pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming WNW 16 to 21 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 10pm. Waves 2 ft building to 5 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Snow showers likely before 7am, then snow showers with patchy blowing snow after 7am. Waves around 5 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 9 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Snow showers likely. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Friday

W wind 7 to 9 kt. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of snow showers after 1am. Waves 2 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less.

Saturday

SSW wind 7 to 11 kt becoming WSW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Snow showers likely. Waves 1 ft or less building to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

WSW wind 7 to 9 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Snow showers likely. Waves around 4 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.