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 critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until February 19, 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]

Tonight
NW 12kt⇓
3ft

Gale Warning
Friday
Light Wind
2ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday
S 10kt
1ft
Saturday Night
S 10kt
1-2ft
Sunday
S 8kt
2ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
Light Wind
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PST Feb 19, 2026-6pm PST Feb 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

Tonight

NW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to at 6 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ESE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

S wind 7 to 10 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain. Patchy fog after 1am. Mixed swell...W 1 to 2 ft and SW 3 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.