Severe Weather for Northeast Southeastward into the Southern Plains; Flooding in the Upper Great Lakes

Severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to Texas through the night and for the Central/Southern Plains on Friday. Considerable flooding impacts are ongoing in the Upper Great Lakes, and expected to continue through the weekend. Fire weather concerns persist in the Plains and the mid-Atlantic. There is late-season snow over the Northern/Central Rockies and the Northern Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from April 16, 02:44 PM PDT until April 16, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

37NM SSE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NNW 24kt⇓
9ft

Gale Warning
Friday
NW 15kt
6-7ft
Friday Night
NW 17kt
5-6ft
Saturday
WNW 13kt
4-5ft
Saturday Night
NW 12kt
3ft
Sunday
S 10kt
2ft
Sunday Night
S 13kt
3-4ft
Monday
S 14kt
6-8ft
Monday Night
SSE 11kt
7-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Tonight

NNW wind 19 to 24 kt decreasing to 11 to 16 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 14 to 17 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 7 to 13 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 8 to 12 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

WNW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming S in the morning. A chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 11 to 13 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday

S wind around 14 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SW 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

SSE wind around 11 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft and SSW 4 ft. Wind waves 2 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.