Major Winter Storm Ongoing in the Upper Midwest; Severe Weather Tonight from the Mid-South to the Ohio Valley

A major winter storm will continue to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icing, and strong winds through Monday across the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. A line of storms will be capable of producing widespread damaging winds, tornadoes, and some large hail from the Mid-South to the Ohio Valley and the Southeast through tonight, moving into the Mid-Atlantic Monday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 16, 05:00 PM PDT until March 18, 05:00 AM PDT

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Portland, OR Local Forecast Office

6NM N Cape Lookout OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Monday
S 11kt
5-6ft
Monday Night
S 15kt
6-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
S 14kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
S 13kt
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
S 13kt
6-8ft
Wednesday Night
S 12kt
6ft
Thursday
S 15kt
7ft
Thursday Night
S 11kt
6-7ft
Friday
SSW 9kt
6-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:41 am PDT Mar 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am PDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Monday

S wind 9 to 11 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Mixed swell...W 6 ft at 8 seconds and N 0 to 1 ft at 0 seconds...becoming W 6 ft at 8 seconds . Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday Night

S wind 11 to 15 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 4am. W swell 7 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

S wind 10 to 14 kt. Rain. W swell 8 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

S wind 9 to 13 kt. Rain. W swell 9 to 10 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

S wind 11 to 13 kt. Rain. WSW swell 7 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

S wind 10 to 12 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WSW 5 to 6 ft and WNW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

S wind 12 to 15 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WSW 5 ft and WNW 3 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind 9 to 11 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WSW 5 ft and WNW 4 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

SSW wind around 9 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Rain. Mixed swell...WSW 4 to 5 ft and NW 4 ft. Wind waves around 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.