Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Record Temperatures Likely for Eastern U.S.

Several rounds of severe thunderstorms are forecast from the southern Plains to the Midwest today through Friday. Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes are possible. A significant warm-up is expected for much of the southeastern U.S. and parts of the central U.S. into next week. Several daily record high maximum and high minimum temperature records are likely to be broken. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from March 4, 03:00 PM PST until March 5, 09:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

13NM WNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
WNW 24kt
5ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NNW 27kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
NW 20kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
NNW 23kt
7-8ft
Friday
N 15kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
N 16kt
5ft
Saturday
NNE 16kt
4ft
Saturday Night
NW 6kt⇓
3ft
Sunday
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:49 am PST Mar 4, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Mar 4, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 11, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind around 24 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Sunny. NW swell 2 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 19 to 27 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...NNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 18 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming WSW. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

N wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

N wind 14 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

NNE wind 11 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...N 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and N 0 to 1 ft...becoming WNW 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming WSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 7 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 2.7 kt at 05:29 PM Wednesday and 3.1 kt at 05:47 AM 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.