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

Gale Warning in effect from December 9, 04:00 PM PST until December 10, 10:00 PM PST

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Portland, OR Local Forecast Office

11NM NNW Newport OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
SSW 25kt
13ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday
SSW 25kt
12-13ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday Night
SSW 20kt
10-11ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
SSW 15kt
9-10ft
Thursday Night
S 6kt⇓
7-8ft
Friday
Light Wind
6-7ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Saturday
SSE 8kt
4-5ft
Saturday Night
S 15kt
6-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:41 pm PST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 7pm PST Dec 9, 2025-6pm PST Dec 16, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

Tonight

SSW wind 23 to 25 kt. Rain. W swell 12 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 22 to 25 kt. Rain. W swell 11 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind around 20 kt. Rain. W swell 10 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind 12 to 15 kt. Rain. W swell 9 to 10 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. W swell 7 to 8 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. W swell 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. W swell 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

SE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of rain. W swell 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind 13 to 15 kt. Rain. WSW swell 6 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 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.