Heavy Snow in the Northwest; Wintry Mix from the Great Lakes to Northeast

Two cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with the main impact being heavy mountain snow across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today then the Northeast U.S. tonight into Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from January 6, 04:00 AM PST until January 6, 04:00 PM PST
Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 6, 04:00 PM PST until January 7, 04:00 AM PST
Hazardous Seas Warning in effect from January 7, 04:00 AM PST until January 8, 04:00 PM PST

For More Weather Information:

Portland, OR Local Forecast Office

6NM N Cape Lookout OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SW 30kt
11ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
WNW 19kt
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
WSW 25kt
16ft

Haz. Seas Warning
Wednesday Night
WNW 21kt
18ft

Haz. Seas Warning
Thursday
W 16kt
17ft

Haz. Seas Warning
Thursday Night
S 10kt
11-12ft
Friday
SSE 12kt
8-10ft
Friday Night
SE 13kt
6-7ft
Saturday
SSE 16kt
7-9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:00 pm PST Jan 6, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PST Jan 6, 2026-6pm PST Jan 12, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

This Afternoon

SW wind 25 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Rain. W swell 7 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 9 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 13 to 19 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 2am. WNW swell 9 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Wednesday

SW wind 20 to 25 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. WNW swell 14 to 16 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 18 to 21 kt. Showers before 7pm, then rain after 7pm. WNW swell 17 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday

W wind 14 to 16 kt. Rain. WNW swell 16 to 17 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

WSW wind 8 to 10 kt becoming S after midnight. A chance of rain. WNW swell 12 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 8 to 12 kt. Partly sunny. WNW swell 8 to 9 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

SE wind 10 to 13 kt. A slight chance of rain. WNW swell 5 to 6 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

SSE wind around 16 kt. A chance of rain. WSW swell 7 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 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.