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

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Portland, OR Local Forecast Office

6NM N Cape Lookout OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
S 21kt
10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSW 31kt
11-12ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday
SSW 29kt
11-13ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday Night
SSW 25kt
12-13ft

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

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:10 pm PST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Dec 9, 2025-6pm PST Dec 15, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

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

This Afternoon

S wind around 21 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Rain. W swell 10 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 28 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Rain. WNW swell 9 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 26 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Rain. W swell 10 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 22 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Rain. W swell 12 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday

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

Thursday Night

S wind around 6 kt. 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. W swell 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

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

Saturday

SSE wind around 6 kt. A chance of rain. W swell 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.