Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until March 22, 09:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

37NM SSE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 29kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 28kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NW 19kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NW 22kt
8ft
Monday
NW 19kt
7ft
Monday Night
NW 17kt
6ft
Tuesday
WNW 11kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
NW 16kt
4ft
Wednesday
NW 25kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:22 am PDT Mar 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

Today

NW wind 25 to 29 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 21 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 17 to 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind around 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Monday

NW wind 17 to 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 12 to 17 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

WNW wind 9 to 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 13 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 18 to 25 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 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.