Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until February 18, 03:00 AM PST

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

37NM SSE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
W 28kt
11-13ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
WNW 23kt
14ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
WNW 21kt
13ft
Wednesday Night
S 18kt
10-12ft
Thursday
NW 27kt
8ft
Thursday Night
NNW 23kt
12ft
Friday
N 12kt
7-9ft
Friday Night
SE 15kt
5ft
Saturday
SE 23kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:53 am PST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PST Feb 17, 2026-6pm PST Feb 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Today

W wind 23 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...W 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 20 to 23 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 12 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Wednesday

WNW wind 15 to 21 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 11 ft at 13 seconds and WSW 6 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to 3 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind 14 to 18 kt becoming S after midnight. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 9 to 10 ft and WSW 1 to 3 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind around 27 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft and SSW 3 ft becoming SW. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 18 to 23 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

N wind 9 to 12 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

SE wind 12 to 15 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft and SW 1 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

SE wind 20 to 23 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

*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.