Sinlaku Continues to Impact the Marianas; Severe Weather for the Central Plains and Northeast; Record Warmth for mid-Atlantic to Southeast

Sinlaku continues to affect the Marianas as it moves north through Friday. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to the Mid-Mississippi Valley today 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. 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]

This Afternoon
NW 24kt
9ft

Gale Warning
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

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm 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...

This Afternoon

NW wind around 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 19 to 24 kt decreasing to 11 to 16 kt after midnight. 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 and SSW 1 ft. 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.

*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.