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

5NM NNW Cascace Head OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSW 26kt
12ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSW 31kt
12ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday
SSW 28kt
11-13ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday Night
SSW 23kt
11-12ft

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

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:41 am PST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12pm PST Dec 9, 2025-6pm PST Dec 15, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

This Afternoon

SSW wind 21 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. Rain. WNW swell 12 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 28 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Rain, mainly after 10pm. W swell 10 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 7 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 26 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Rain. W swell 11 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 20 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Rain. W swell 11 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain, mainly before 4pm. W swell 9 to 10 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

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

Saturday

SE wind 6 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Rain likely. W swell 5 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 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.