Strong Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to the Pacific Northwest; Areas of Snow in the North-Central and Eastern U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will bring prolonged heavy rainfall along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through much of this week. The heavy rainfall may lead to widespread urban and river flooding. Accumulating snow is expected over parts of the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today as well as the Upper Midwest and the Upper Great Lakes this evening into Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Portland, OR Local Forecast Office

2NM NNW Cannon Beach OR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSW 24kt
9-11ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
SSW 23kt⇓
11-12ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday
S 10kt
10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
SW 17kt
8-9ft
Wednesday
SW 13kt
9-10ft
Wednesday Night
SSW 12kt
10ft
Thursday
SSW 9kt
9ft
Thursday Night
S 6kt
7-8ft
Friday
Light Wind
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:41 am PST Dec 8, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12pm PST Dec 8, 2025-6pm PST Dec 14, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SSW wind around 24 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. W swell 8 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 18 to 23 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 kt. Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. W swell 11 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 7 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Tuesday

E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Rain. W swell 10 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

SW wind around 17 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Rain. WNW swell 8 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Wednesday

SW wind around 13 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain. W swell 9 to 10 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Rain. W swell 10 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind around 9 kt. Rain. W swell 9 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind around 6 kt. Rain likely. 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 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.