Heavy Snow in the Northwest; Wintry Mix from the Great Lakes to Northeast

Two cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with the main impact being heavy mountain snow across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today then the Northeast U.S. tonight into Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 6, 01:00 PM PST until January 6, 09:00 PM PST

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Seattle, WA Local Forecast Office

20NM SSW Seattle WA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSW 18kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSW 13kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
SSW 13kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
SW 13kt
1ft
Thursday
SSW 10kt
1ft
Thursday Night
SSW 8kt
< 1ft
Friday
S 7kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
Light Wind
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:40 pm PST Jan 6, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Jan 6, 2026-6pm PST Jan 12, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

This Afternoon

SSW wind around 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind around 13 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 11 to 13 kt. Rain, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am, then Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 10 to 13 kt. Rain likely before 4am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind around 10 kt. Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 7am. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

SSW wind 6 to 8 kt. A chance of rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

S wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

*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.