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 7, 04:00 AM PST

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Seattle, WA Local Forecast Office

53NM NE Port Angeles WA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
S 15kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SW 12kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
SSE 14kt
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
WSW 11kt
1-2ft
Thursday
SSW 9kt
1ft
Thursday Night
S 6kt⇓
1ft
Friday
SE 9kt
1ft
Friday Night
E 6kt
1ft
Saturday
SE 8kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 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

S wind 13 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Rain likely, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

SW wind 8 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain, mainly after 4am. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

SSE wind 11 to 14 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Rain, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 9 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Rain. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind 7 to 9 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Rain likely, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday

SE wind 7 to 9 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

E wind around 6 kt. A slight chance of rain. Waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

SE wind around 8 kt. A chance of rain. Waves around 1 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.