Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
PZZ500-192330-
247 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026
.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...
Northwest winds strengthening through today with widespread gale
force gusts. Winds ease tonight into Friday as high pressure
builds in from the northwest. Rough to very rough seas prevail
through the week. Rain chances return Saturday afternoon into late
weekend.
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PZZ540-192330- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 247 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT SE wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT SE wind 30 to 35 kt, easing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. SUN SE wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. SUN NIGHT SE wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. MON S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. MON NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$
PZZ540-192330- Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 247 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT SE wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT SE wind 30 to 35 kt, easing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. SUN SE wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. SUN NIGHT SE wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. MON S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. MON NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. $$