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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Buffalo, NY Local Forecast Office

23NM W Dunkirk NY

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
High: 41 °F
⇑SW 37kt
14ft
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
NW 28kt
8ft
Thursday
High: 31 °F
W 26kt
6-7ft
Thursday Night
Low: 30 °F
WNW 25kt⇓
7ft
Friday
High: 33 °F
W 14kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
Low: 28 °F
⇑SW 19kt
4ft
Saturday
High: 31 °F
⇑W 29kt
9ft
Saturday Night
Low: 21 °F
W 25kt
8ft
Sunday
High: 25 °F
WNW 25kt
6ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:19 am EST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid: 7am EST Dec 10, 2025-6pm EST Dec 16, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Today

SSW wind 29 to 32 kt becoming SW 34 to 37 kt. Rain. Waves 7 ft building to 14 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 23 to 28 kt. Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 7pm. Waves 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft.

Thursday

W wind around 26 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Waves 6 to 7 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 22 to 25 kt decreasing to 17 to 20 kt after midnight. A chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

Friday

W wind 10 to 14 kt. A chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

SW wind 10 to 13 kt increasing to 16 to 19 kt after midnight. Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Waves 1 ft building to 4 ft.

Saturday

W wind 22 to 25 kt increasing to 26 to 29 kt in the afternoon. Snow likely. Waves 6 ft building to 9 ft.

Saturday Night

W wind 23 to 25 kt. Snow likely. Waves 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft.

Sunday

WNW wind 23 to 25 kt. Snow likely. Waves around 6 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.