Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.
A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM (PZZ576) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 852 AM PST Thu Jan 22 2026 | |
| Today: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Fri: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Fri Night: N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Sat: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Sat Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Sun: SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Sun Night: SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Mon: SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Mon Night: SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM (PZZ576) | |
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