Snow Squalls from the Upper Midwest to Great Lakes; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains
An Arctic front will bring widespread snow squalls through Friday from the Upper Midwest to the Ohio Valley. Heavy snow rates and strong winds will lead to near-zero visibility and dangerous travel conditions. High winds will continue across the northern and central High Plains through Friday, with wind gusts above 60 mph likely, leading to hazardous travel conditions. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM (PZZ570) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 | |
| Tonight: E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Fri: S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Fri Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Sat: N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Sat Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. Sun: N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Martin Luther King Jr Day: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Tue: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM (PZZ570) | |
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