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 today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 1, 03:00 PM PDT until April 3, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

35NM W San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
WNW 18kt
3-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
NNW 21kt
7-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NNW 26kt
10-11ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
NW 15kt
8-9ft
Friday Night
NNW 13kt
7ft
Saturday
⇑ENE 6kt
5-6ft
Saturday Night
NNW 7kt⇓
4-5ft
Sunday
Light Wind
4ft
Sunday Night
W 9kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 8, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

Tonight

WSW wind 12 to 18 kt becoming NW after midnight. Rain, mainly before midnight. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 5 seconds building to at 12 seconds . Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 16 to 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds becoming SSW. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 20 to 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 4 ft at 13 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Friday

NW wind 11 to 15 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 8 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ENE around 6 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. . Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. . Waves around 4 ft.

Sunday Night

W wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. . Waves 4 to 5 ft.

*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.