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

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Portland, OR Local Forecast Office

7NM N Cape Lookout OR

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
SSW 32kt
11-13ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday
SSW 31kt
11-12ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday Night
SSW 26kt
12-13ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
SSW 16kt
9-10ft
Thursday Night
S 7kt
7-8ft
Friday
Light Wind
6-7ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Saturday
S 6kt
4-5ft
Saturday Night
S 17kt
6-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:45 pm PST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 6pm 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 26 to 32 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Rain. WNW swell 10 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 26 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Rain. W swell 9 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 23 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Rain. W swell 11 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind 11 to 16 kt. Rain. W swell 9 to 10 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind 5 to 7 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, mainly before 4am. W swell 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

S wind 12 to 17 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.