Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 12, 10:00 PM PST

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Seattle, WA Local Forecast Office

24NM NNE Forks WA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSW 21kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSW 15kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
⇑E 6kt
2-3ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
2-3ft
Wednesday Night
⇑E 7kt
2ft
Thursday
E 12kt
3ft
Thursday Night
E 14kt
3ft
Friday
E 15kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PST Jan 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PST Jan 12, 2026-6pm PST Jan 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon

SSW wind around 21 kt. Rain. . Waves around 5 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 6 to 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Rain, mainly before midnight. . Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E around 6 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. . Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain after 4am. . Waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. . Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. . Waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

E wind around 12 kt. Mostly sunny. . Waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

E wind around 14 kt. Mostly clear. . Waves around 3 ft.

Friday

E wind 12 to 15 kt. Sunny. . Waves around 3 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.