Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Friday, October 31, 2025 a soaking fall storm continues across the Northeast this morning.

Localized roadway flooding and pockets of minor coastal flooding are possible before gradual improvement later.

Out west the first in a series of Pacific atmospheric rivers arrives late today into Saturday in Washington and Oregon.

Rising rivers, mountain snow at higher passes, gales on the coastal waters and dangerous surf through the weekend over the Atlantic.

Hurricane Melissa remains well offshore.

However, the National Hurricane center warns long period swells will reach portions of the U.S. east coast today producing life threatening surf and rip currents.

Severe thunderstorm potential is low nationwide.

SPC's Day 1 outlook carries no organized risk areas.

USGS logs routine small earthquakes over the past day with no notable damaging US Events.

Let's run through the States California Southern California beaches face hazardous surf and strong rip currents.

The Los Angeles Oxnard Forecast Office keeps a high surf advisory and small craft advisories in effect for coastal Maine and New Hampshire waters.

NWS Gray highlights gale and storm warnings with strong winds and rough seas early today as the departing system lifts into the Canadian Maritimes.

Onshore, a wind advisory is posted for portions of the coast.

Massachusetts Marine hazards continue off southern New England.

NWS Boston Norton shows gale and storm warnings on the coastal waters with a wind advisory onshore as the low exits.

New Jersey along the NJ shore and Delaware Bay.

NWS Mount Holly notes a coastal flood advisory through this evening for pockets of minor flooding around high tide plus ongoing small craft advisories on area waters as winds and seas remain elevated behind the departing low.

New York the New York City Metro and Lower Hudson Valley are under a wind advisory from midday through midnight for gusts that can down small limbs and create difficult travel on elevated roads and bridges.

Marine gale warnings also continue on the near shore waters.

Oregon Two concerns heading into the weekend, hazardous marine conditions and a strengthening atmospheric river.

NWS Medford warns of a heavy long period west swell building late tonight into Saturday with 20 to 25 foot breakers and a brief sneaker wave threat.

Avoid jetties and steep beaches.

NWS Portland highlights gale warnings and high surf advisories on the north coast as the AR arrives.

A strong atmospheric river begins impacting western Washington late today into Saturday.

NWS Seattle flags gale warnings for coastal waters with heavy rain focused on the Olympics and North Cascades, rising stream flows and hazardous surf through the weekend.

All other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.

That's the brief for Friday, October 31st.

Stay safe.