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, 10:00 AM PST until January 8, 04:00 PM PST

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Seattle, WA Local Forecast Office

24NM NNE Forks WA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
W 23kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
W 24kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
SSW 21kt
7-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
W 25kt
10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
WSW 20kt
7-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
S 15kt
6ft
Friday
S 17kt
4ft
Friday Night
SE 20kt
4ft
Saturday
SE 18kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:29 am 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 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

This Afternoon

W wind around 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Rain before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. . Waves 5 to 6 ft.

Tonight

W wind 20 to 24 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. . Waves around 6 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 19 to 21 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Rain. . Waves 7 to 9 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind 23 to 25 kt. Showers. . Waves around 10 ft.

Thursday

WSW wind 17 to 20 kt. Showers, mainly before 4pm. . Waves 7 to 8 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind 13 to 15 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. . Waves around 6 ft.

Friday

S wind around 17 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10am. . Waves around 4 ft.

Friday Night

SE wind around 20 kt. A chance of rain. . Waves around 4 ft.

Saturday

SE wind 15 to 18 kt. Rain likely. . Waves around 4 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.