Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 22, 03:00 PM PST until January 24, 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
NW 11kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NW 13kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
NW 9kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
N 11kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NNE 7kt
6ft
Saturday Night
NNW 7kt
5ft
Sunday
ESE 8kt
4ft
Sunday Night
E 7kt
3-4ft
Monday
SE 10kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:11 am PST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON

Today

NW wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 11 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NW wind around 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

N wind 8 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

NNE wind around 7 kt becoming NNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming NE after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

E wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

SE wind 8 to 10 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSE 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.