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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

21NM NW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 5 to 9 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑SE 9kt
      3-4ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:SE wind 14 to 19 kt increasing to 21 to 26 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds becoming S at 6 seconds . Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

      ⇑SE 26kt
      3ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:SSE wind around 27 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

      SSE 27kt
      4-5ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Sunday

      Sunday:SSE wind 20 to 22 kt. A chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

      SSE 22kt
      5ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:SSE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 5 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

      SSE 9kt⇓
      5ft

    • Monday

      Monday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 5 ft decreasing to 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      Light Wind
      5ft

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:SSE wind 5 to 8 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      SSE 8kt
      4-5ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:SSE wind around 11 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and WSW 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

      SSE 11kt
      4ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:S wind around 7 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and WSW 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      S 7kt
      4-5ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:25 pm PST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PST Feb 20, 2026-6pm PST Feb 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


Tonight
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 5 to 9 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Saturday
SE wind 14 to 19 kt increasing to 21 to 26 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds becoming S at 6 seconds . Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
Saturday Night
SSE wind around 27 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.
Sunday
SSE wind 20 to 22 kt. A chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.
Sunday Night
SSE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 5 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
Monday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 5 ft decreasing to 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Monday Night
SSE wind 5 to 8 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Tuesday
SSE wind around 11 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and WSW 4 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
S wind around 7 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and WSW 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 37.18°N 122.4°W
Last Update: 2:25 pm PST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PST Feb 20, 2026-6pm PST Feb 27, 2026
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