Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue to impact the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies with heavy rainfall, areas of urban and river flooding, landslides, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds into Thursday. A strong clipper system will bring the threat of heavy snow and high winds across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes as well as portions of the interior Northeast and Appalachians. 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

6NM W Fair Haven NY

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Wednesday
High: 40 °F
Water: 45 °F
S 21kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
⇑WNW 32kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
High: 28 °F
WNW 30kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
WNW 31kt⇓
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: 32 °F
W 19kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
Low: 26 °F
SSW 13kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
High: 32 °F
⇑WSW 23kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
Low: 24 °F
WSW 23kt
4-5ft
Sunday
High: 26 °F
NW 21kt
5-6ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:36 am EST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid: 1am EST Dec 10, 2025-6pm EST Dec 16, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Wednesday

S wind 18 to 21 kt. Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 1pm. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 21 to 26 kt becoming WNW 27 to 32 kt in the evening. Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers before 10pm, then snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain between 10pm and 11pm, then snow showers after 11pm. Waves 3 ft building to 8 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind around 30 kt. Snow showers. Waves 8 to 9 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 26 to 31 kt decreasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. A chance of snow showers. Waves 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft.

Friday

W wind 14 to 19 kt. A chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Waves 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Friday Night

SSW wind 11 to 13 kt. A chance of snow showers, mainly after 1am. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

SSW wind 16 to 19 kt becoming WSW 20 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Snow showers likely. Waves 1 ft building to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

WSW wind 19 to 23 kt. Snow showers likely. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday

NW wind around 21 kt. Snow showers likely. Waves 5 to 6 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.