Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Last Update: 203 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

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12NM SE Long Beach WA

Marine Zone Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON......SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

In The Main Channel


General Seas
6 ft subsiding to 5 ft friday morning.

First Ebb
Ebb current of 2.85 kt at 227 am thursday. Seas 6 ft.

Second Ebb
Very strong ebb current of 6.82 kt at 246 pm thursday. Seas 8 ft.

Third Ebb
Ebb current of 3.17 kt at 323 am friday. Seas 5 ft.



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203 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026
 
 

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