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 >

Last Update: 205 AM PST Wed Feb 25 2026

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

12NM SW San Francisco CA

Marine Zone Forecast

Today

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.

Tonight

NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

Thu

N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

Thu Night

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds.

Fri

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Fri Night

N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.

Sat

W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Sat Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Sun

NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.

Sun Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds.

across the bar...swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.9 kt at 09:56 am wednesday and 1.1 kt at 11:51 pm wednesday.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.9 kt at 09:56 AM Wednesday and 1.1 kt at 11:51 PM Wednesday.