Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 12, 05:00 PM PDT

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Seattle, WA Local Forecast Office

24NM NNE Forks WA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
W 27kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
WNW 17kt
3-5ft
Friday
⇑W 6kt
3ft
Friday Night
WNW 10kt
3ft
Saturday
WNW 16kt
3ft
Saturday Night
W 18kt⇓
2-4ft
Sunday
E 14kt
2ft
Sunday Night
SE 18kt
2-3ft
Monday
S 19kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:00 am PDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

Today

W wind 22 to 27 kt. Rain before 2pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow between 2pm and 3pm, then rain after 3pm. . Waves 6 to 7 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 7 to 17 kt. Snow, possibly mixed with rain, mainly after 5am. . Waves 3 to 5 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 11am. . Waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

SW wind 8 to 10 kt becoming WNW in the evening. Rain likely before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 5am, then a chance of rain after 5am. . Waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 10 to 16 kt. A chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of rain showers after 11am. . Waves around 3 ft.

Saturday Night

W wind 13 to 18 kt becoming SE 7 to 12 kt after midnight. A chance of showers after 11pm. . Waves 2 to 4 ft.

Sunday

E wind 8 to 14 kt. Rain. . Waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

ESE wind 15 to 18 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Rain. . Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

S wind around 19 kt. Rain. . 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.