Blizzard Conditions Are Forecast Across Parts of the Northern Plains and Upper Great Lakes

In the north-central U.S., a strong storm will continue to bring heavy snow and gusty to high winds over parts of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest tonight before moving across the Great Lakes with heavy lake effect snow Wednesday into Thanksgiving Day. Isolated severe thunderstorms are likely across parts of the Southeast/Deep South, mainly this evening into early tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until November 26, 04:00 AM PST

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Portland, OR Local Forecast Office

11NM N Cape Lookout OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSE 15kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSE 16kt
6-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
⇑SE 7kt
5-6ft
Wednesday Night
SSE 10kt
6-7ft
Thanksgiving Day
S 18kt
7-9ft
Thursday Night
SW 13kt
10ft
Friday
Light Wind
5-6ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
4-5ft
Saturday
Light Wind
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:45 pm PST Nov 25, 2025
Forecast Valid: 4pm PST Nov 25, 2025-6pm PST Dec 2, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Afternoon

SSE wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Rain. W swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

SSE wind 8 to 16 kt becoming NW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Rain, mainly before 1am. WSW swell 7 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Rain. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSE wind 8 to 10 kt. Rain. W swell 7 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thanksgiving Day

S wind 13 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain. W swell 7 to 8 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

SW wind 7 to 13 kt becoming NW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Rain. WSW swell 8 to 10 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. W swell 5 to 6 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

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

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. WNW swell 4 to 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.