Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains into the morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until April 3, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
NW 19kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NW 20kt⇓
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
WNW 9kt
4ft
Friday Night
W 6kt⇓
3-4ft
Saturday
NE 10kt
3ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 6kt
2ft
Sunday Night
W 6kt⇓
3ft
Monday
⇑W 9kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Apr 2, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 8, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Thursday

NW wind 12 to 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 15 to 20 kt decreasing to 7 to 12 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Friday

N wind 5 to 9 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. . Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. . Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

NE wind 6 to 10 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. . Waves around 3 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. . Waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. . Waves around 3 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. . Waves around 3 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 3.6 kt at 05:36 AM Thursday and 2.0 kt at 06:01 PM Thursday.

*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.