Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 21, 05:00 AM PDT

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Seattle, WA Local Forecast Office

22NM NW Hoquiam WA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
S 15kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NNW 17kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
WNW 15kt
4-5ft
Saturday Night
WNW 12kt
4ft
Sunday
SW 10kt
5-6ft
Sunday Night
N 9kt
6-7ft
Monday
N 7kt
5-7ft
Monday Night
SE 12kt
5ft
Tuesday
S 19kt
8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:53 am PDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Today

S wind 13 to 15 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Rain before 3pm, then a chance of rain after 5pm. . Waves around 5 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind around 17 kt. A slight chance of showers before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. . Waves 5 to 6 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 11 to 15 kt. A chance of showers. . Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

WNW wind around 12 kt becoming SW after midnight. Showers, mainly after 11pm. . Waves around 4 ft.

Sunday

SW wind around 10 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly before 11am. . Waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind around 9 kt. A chance of rain before 11pm. . Waves 6 to 7 ft.

Monday

N wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly cloudy. . Waves 5 to 7 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming SE after midnight. Rain likely. . Waves around 5 ft.

Tuesday

SE wind 14 to 19 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Rain. . Waves 5 ft building to 8 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.