Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. 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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This Afternoon
NW 9kt
3ft
Tonight
NNW 9kt
4-5ft
Friday
NW 8kt
5ft
Friday Night
N 8kt
4-5ft
Saturday
Light Wind
4ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
3-4ft
Sunday
Light Wind
3ft
Sunday Night
⇑E 6kt
2ft
Monday
SSE 7kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:11 am PST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind 6 to 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind around 9 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds becoming SW. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

NW wind 6 to 8 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

N wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E around 6 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

E wind around 7 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.