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

Oswego NY

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
High: 31 °F
Water: 43 °F
S 16kt
< 1ft
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
SSW 19kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
SSW 18kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
⇑W 24kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
High: 28 °F
WNW 26kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Low: 24 °F
WNW 25kt⇓
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: 32 °F
WNW 16kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
Low: 25 °F
WSW 12kt
3ft

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

Small Craft Advisory

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 pm EST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 1pm EST Dec 9, 2025-6pm EST Dec 15, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

S wind 14 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

SSW wind 15 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 5am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

SSE wind 15 to 18 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 3pm. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 18 to 21 kt becoming W 21 to 24 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 10pm. Waves 2 ft building to 6 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 23 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 7am. Waves around 6 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 22 to 25 kt decreasing to 18 to 21 kt after midnight. A chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 6 ft.

Friday

WNW wind 14 to 16 kt. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

WSW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Snow showers likely. Waves 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Saturday

SSW wind 14 to 17 kt becoming WSW 20 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Snow showers likely. Waves 1 ft building to 5 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.