Severe Weather Across the Center of the Nation; Fire Weather Concerns for Southwest and California; Snow for the Central Rockies
Severe thunderstorms will continue to impact the center of the Nation through today. Very large hail, strong tornadoes, and damaging winds are expected from the Great Lakes into the central/southern Plains; Flash flooding is possible for portions into the mid-Mississippi Valley. Critical fire weather conditions for the Southwest and central valley of California today. Winter hangs on for Rockies. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ470) Issued by: National Weather Service Eureka, CA Last Update: 935 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 | |
Rest Of Today: N wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Wave detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 19 seconds. Tonight: N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Wave detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 16 seconds. Tue: N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Tue Night: N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 11 ft. Wave detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds. Wed: N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds. Wed Night: N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas around 13 ft. Wave detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds. Thu: N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds. Thu Night: N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave detail: N 14 ft at 10 seconds. Fri: N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave detail: N 14 ft at 10 seconds. Fri Night: N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Wave detail: N 14 ft at 10 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm (PZZ470) | |
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