Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.
An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. 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: 855 AM PST Fri Dec 26 2025 |  |
Today: S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave detail: SW 12 ft at 13 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and SW 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: W 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Sat Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Sun: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Sun Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Mon: NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Mon Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Tue: NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Tue Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 9 seconds. across the bar...mixed seas of 10 to 14 feet at 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.6 kt at 09:16 am friday and 2.2 kt at 08:48 pm friday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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