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

12NM WSW Seattle WA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSW 14kt
< 1ft
Tonight
SW 8kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
SSW 11kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
SSW 6kt⇓
< 1ft
Thursday
SSW 8kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday
S 6kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
⇑S 6kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PST Jan 6, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm 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 12 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 5pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

SW wind around 8 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

SSW wind 9 to 11 kt. Rain, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 11am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Rain likely before 10pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

SSW wind 5 to 8 kt. Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 10am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly before 4am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

S wind around 6 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10am. 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 less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the morning. 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.