Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
E 14kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
NW 25kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
NNW 16kt
8-10ft

Gale Warning
Friday
⇑S 7kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
SE 16kt
3-4ft
Saturday
SE 30kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
SE 34kt
6-8ft
Sunday
SSE 28kt
9-10ft
Sunday Night
S 26kt
9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:13 pm PST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Feb 19, 2026-6pm PST Feb 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

E wind 9 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 21 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. A chance of rain, mainly between noon and 3pm. Mixed swell...WNW 11 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 10 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 10 to 12 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

SE wind 9 to 16 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday

SE wind 20 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind 32 to 34 kt, with gusts as high as 41 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 7 ft. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind around 28 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 11 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 23 to 26 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 9 to 10 ft. Wind waves around 5 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.