Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 19, 09:00 PM PST until February 20, 03:00 AM PST

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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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Overnight
NNW 14kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
⇑S 8kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
SE 16kt
3-4ft
Saturday
SE 29kt
4-5ft
Saturday Night
SSE 32kt
7-8ft
Sunday
SSE 28kt
9-10ft
Sunday Night
SSE 23kt
7-9ft
Monday
SSE 17kt
6-7ft
Monday Night
SSE 13kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:22 pm PST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm PST Feb 19, 2026-6pm PST Feb 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

NNW wind 9 to 14 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain after 3pm. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

SE wind 10 to 16 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds decreasing to at 7 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

SE wind 21 to 29 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSE 4 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 30 to 32 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 8 ft. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind 26 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Rain before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 10 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Sunday Night

SSE wind 20 to 23 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 7 ft and S 8 ft decreasing to 5 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Monday

SSE wind around 17 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft and S 5 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday Night

SSE wind 11 to 13 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 5 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.