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, 11:00 PM PDT

For More Weather Information:

Seattle, WA Local Forecast Office

22NM NW Hoquiam WA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
W 10kt
7-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
WNW 7kt
6-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
⇑NNW 6kt
5ft
Friday Night
NNW 11kt
4-5ft
Saturday
NW 15kt
4-5ft
Saturday Night
NW 14kt
3-4ft
Sunday
ESE 12kt
3ft
Sunday Night
SE 15kt
3-4ft
Monday
S 15kt
5-7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:26 pm PDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 19, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon

W wind around 10 kt. Rain. . Waves 7 to 8 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming ENE in the evening. Rain. . Waves 6 to 8 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Rain. . Waves around 5 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 8 to 11 kt. Rain before 11pm, then rain and snow likely between 11pm and 2am, then rain likely after 2am. . Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday

NW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain. . Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 6 to 14 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. A chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. . Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 7 to 12 kt. Rain likely before 8am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 8am and 11am, then rain after 11am. . Waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

SE wind 13 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Rain. . Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

S wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Rain. . Waves 5 to 7 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.