Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from February 17, 09:00 AM PST until February 17, 03:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

35NM W San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
W 31kt
13ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
WNW 25kt
14-15ft
Wednesday
WNW 23kt
14-15ft
Wednesday Night
SSW 22kt
11-13ft
Thursday
NW 31kt
9ft
Thursday Night
NNW 24kt
14ft
Friday
NNW 10kt
11ft
Friday Night
S 13kt
5-6ft
Saturday
SSE 25kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:15 am PST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PST Feb 17, 2026-6pm PST Feb 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

Today

W wind 23 to 31 kt. Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 22 to 25 kt. Rain and thunderstorms. Mixed swell...WNW 13 ft at 13 seconds and SW 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Wednesday

WNW wind 16 to 23 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 13 ft at 13 seconds and WSW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind 14 to 22 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Rain before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 10 to 12 ft and WSW 1 to 3 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 28 to 31 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 19 to 24 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 8 to 10 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 9 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming SW. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

S wind 10 to 13 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

SSE wind 19 to 25 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 to 3 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.