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 in effect from February 17, 03:00 PM PST until February 18, 09:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
WNW 26kt⇓
7-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
WNW 15kt
7-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
S 9kt
6ft
Thursday
NW 25kt
9ft
Thursday Night
NNW 21kt
7-8ft
Friday
E 8kt⇓
4-6ft
Friday Night
⇑ESE 6kt
3ft
Saturday
SE 14kt
2ft
Saturday Night
SE 23kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:05 pm PST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm PST Feb 17, 2026-6pm PST Feb 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

Tonight

WNW wind 21 to 26 kt decreasing to 14 to 19 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...W 9 ft at 12 seconds and SW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday

WNW wind 8 to 15 kt. Rain and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 2pm. Mixed swell...W 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

S wind around 9 kt. Rain, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 16 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 11 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 12 to 21 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 9 to 10 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Friday

E wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. A slight chance of rain before 4pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 8 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE around 6 kt after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

ESE wind 12 to 14 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind 18 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.