Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 21, 03:00 PM PST until February 21, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
Light Wind
2ft
Tonight
Light Wind
1-2ft
Saturday
⇑S 9kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
SE 10kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
ESE 7kt
1-2ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
Light Wind
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:32 am PST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PST Feb 20, 2026-6pm PST Feb 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds becoming S at 8 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SE wind 6 to 10 kt. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind around 7 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and WSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain. Patchy fog before 10am. 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.