Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑WNW 8kt
5ft
Tonight
N 7kt⇓
4ft
Thursday
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday Night
N 8kt
2-3ft
Friday
Light Wind
2ft
Friday Night
NNW 6kt⇓
3ft
Saturday
⇑SW 6kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
WNW 6kt
3ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 am PST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 3, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

N wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

N wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

WNW wind around 6 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft and SW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 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.