Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend
Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm (PZZ176) Issued by: National Weather Service Seattle, WA Last Update: 233 PM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 | |
| Tonight: E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Wed: E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Wed Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Thu: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Thu Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Fri: E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Fri Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Sat: E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Sat Night: E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. Sun: SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Sun Night: S wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm (PZZ176) | |
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