Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 30, 02:00 PM PDT until March 31, 05:00 AM PDT

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Portland, OR Local Forecast Office

Newport OR

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
N 12kt
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
N 11kt
2-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
SW 9kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
S 12kt
1-3ft
Wednesday
SSW 20kt
9ft
Wednesday Night
SW 15kt
6-7ft
Thursday
WNW 13kt
3ft
Thursday Night
WNW 7kt⇓
7-8ft
Friday
⇑NNW 6kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:41 am PDT Mar 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT Mar 30, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Today

N wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. WNW swell 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

N wind 5 to 11 kt becoming E after midnight. Increasing clouds. WNW swell 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Tuesday

E wind 5 to 9 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. WNW swell 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming S after midnight. Rain after 11pm. WNW swell 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

S wind 15 to 20 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Rain before 11am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 3 ft building to 9 ft.

Wednesday Night

SW wind around 15 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then rain after 2am. W swell 1 ft. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft.

Thursday

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

Thursday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A slight chance of rain. W swell 7 to 8 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. WNW 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.