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

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 11kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
⇑W 10kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
⇑E 9kt
< 1ft
Thursday
⇑NW 21kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
N 10kt
< 1ft
Friday
ESE 6kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
⇑S 8kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
SE 9kt
< 1ft

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

NW wind 6 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Rain and thunderstorms before 5am, then rain likely. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Rain and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 2pm. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 9 kt in the evening. Rain, mainly after 10pm. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 16 to 21 kt in the morning. Rain. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

N wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

ESE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the morning. A slight chance of rain before 4pm. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly between 10pm and 4am. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the morning. A chance of rain. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SE wind around 9 kt. Rain likely. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.