Sinlaku Continues to Impact the Marianas; Severe Weather from the Central US to the Northeast; Late-Season Snow in the Northwest

Sinlaku continues to bring destructive winds, widespread heavy rain/flooding, and storm surge to the Marianas. Showers and severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to the Mid-Mississippi Valley and to the Central/Southern Plains through Thursday. A front will produce late-season snowfall over the Cascades and Northern Rockies and coastal rain over the Northwest Coast through Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 15, 09:00 PM PDT until April 17, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

37NM SSE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
WNW 19kt
4-5ft
Tonight
NNW 26kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
NW 25kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NNW 23kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
NNW 13kt
5-7ft
Friday Night
NW 18kt
5-6ft
Saturday
NNW 14kt
4-5ft
Saturday Night
NW 13kt
3ft
Sunday
WSW 15kt
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:56 am PDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS

Today

WNW wind 17 to 19 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds becoming S. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 16 to 26 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to at 8 seconds . Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 13 to 23 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 10 to 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 16 to 18 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 11 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 9 to 13 kt. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

WNW wind 9 to 15 kt becoming S in the morning. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.