Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until February 19, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM W San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Wednesday
⇑WNW 17kt
10-11ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
WNW 18kt
8-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑NW 29kt
12ft
Thursday Night
NW 24kt
10-12ft
Friday
N 10kt
5-7ft
Friday Night
SE 11kt
4ft
Saturday
⇑SSE 32kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
SSE 41kt
7-9ft
Sunday
SSE 41kt
11-12ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:29 am PST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PST Feb 18, 2026-6pm PST Feb 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 12 to 17 kt in the morning. Rain, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...W 10 to 11 ft at 13 seconds and WSW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 8 to 18 kt becoming WNW in the evening. Rain, mainly after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 8 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and WSW 5 ft at 12 seconds becoming SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 18 to 23 kt increasing to 24 to 29 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 kt. Rain, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds building to at 13 seconds . Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 17 to 24 kt. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Friday

N wind 6 to 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...NW 6 to 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

SE wind 6 to 11 kt. A slight chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

SSE wind 19 to 24 kt increasing to 27 to 32 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSE 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 37 to 41 kt, with gusts as high as 50 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 8 ft. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind 36 to 41 kt, with gusts as high as 50 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 11 ft. Wind waves around 6 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two wave systems at 7 and 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 kt at 04:54 AM Wednesday and 3.0 kt at 05:03 PM Wednesday.

*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.