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 6, 09:00 PM PST

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Seattle, WA Local Forecast Office

25NM WSW Seattle WA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SSW 17kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SW 12kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
SW 13kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
WSW 10kt
< 1ft
Thursday
SW 11kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
SSW 7kt
< 1ft
Friday
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
⇑SSW 6kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm 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 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

This Afternoon

SSW wind 14 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Rain, mainly before 5pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

SW wind 10 to 12 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

SW wind 10 to 13 kt. Rain, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am, then Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 8 to 10 kt. Rain likely before 10pm, then rain and snow likely. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

SW wind 7 to 11 kt. Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 10am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

SSW wind 5 to 7 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 4am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW around 6 kt in the morning. A chance of rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

*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.