Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 14, 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]

Thursday
NW 21kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NW 22kt
7-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
NW 21kt
7ft
Friday Night
NW 24kt
8ft
Saturday
NW 24kt
7ft
Saturday Night
NW 25kt
7-8ft
Sunday
NW 19kt
6-7ft
Sunday Night
NW 20kt
6ft
Monday
NW 15kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

Thursday

NW wind 17 to 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 20 to 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

NW wind 19 to 21 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind around 24 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Saturday

NW wind around 24 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 21 to 25 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 16 to 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 17 to 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 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.