Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the High Plains and southern Plains. Lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes will taper off today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 17, 05:00 PM PDT

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Seattle, WA Local Forecast Office

15NM NW Seattle WA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
S 13kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
S 11kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
S 12kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
S 12kt
< 1ft
Thursday
S 14kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
S 14kt
< 1ft
Friday
S 11kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
SW 8kt⇓
< 1ft
Saturday
Light Wind
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:00 am PDT Mar 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT Mar 17, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

This Afternoon

S wind around 13 kt. Rain, mainly before 5pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

S wind 9 to 11 kt. Rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

S wind 9 to 12 kt. Rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

S wind around 12 kt. Rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

S wind 11 to 14 kt. Rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

S wind 10 to 14 kt. Rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

S wind around 11 kt. Rain. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Rain likely. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. 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.