Heat Persists Across the Central and Western U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in the Rockies and High Plains

Record-breaking heat expected in the Central and Western U.S. for the next several days. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions over portions of the Rockies and High Plains Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and mountain snow are possible across the Pacific Northwest into the Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 25, 09:00 AM PDT until March 25, 03:00 PM PDT
Gale Warning in effect from March 25, 03:00 PM PDT until March 26, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Wednesday
NW 19kt
3-5ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday Night
NNW 18kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
NW 14kt
8ft
Thursday Night
NW 11kt
6-7ft
Friday
NNE 7kt⇓
4-5ft
Friday Night
NNW 8kt
4ft
Saturday
NW 9kt
4ft
Saturday Night
NW 7kt⇓
4ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 6kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:56 am PDT Mar 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am PDT Mar 25, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 31, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Wednesday

NW wind 9 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 14 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 11 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 9 to 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 7 to 11 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 4 to 5 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

NNE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind around 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 5 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.