Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains
Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 842 PM PST Sun Jan 4 2026 |  |
Tonight: SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after midnight, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain this evening, then rain likely after midnight. Mon: S wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. Mon Night: SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. Tue: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Wed: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. Thu: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Thu Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. Fri: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. Fri Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 12 seconds. across the bar...mixed seas of 5 to 8 feet at 12 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.7 kt at 05:52 am monday and 3.5 kt at 05:44 pm monday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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