Sinlaku Continues to Impact the Marianas; Severe Weather for the Central Plains and Northeast; Record Warmth for mid-Atlantic to Southeast

Sinlaku continues to affect the Marianas as it moves north through Friday. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to the Mid-Mississippi Valley today and for the Central/Southern Plains on Friday. Considerable flooding impacts are ongoing in the Upper Great Lakes, and expected to continue through the weekend. Fire weather concerns persist in the Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 16, 03:00 PM PDT until April 16, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

3NM ESE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NNW 9kt
2ft
Tonight
NNW 9kt⇓
2ft
Friday
⇑W 6kt
2ft
Friday Night
NW 6kt⇓
1-2ft
Saturday
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Sunday
⇑WSW 6kt
1ft
Sunday Night
SW 7kt⇓
1ft
Monday
⇑SSW 9kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO

This Afternoon

NNW wind around 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

SW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.