Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest
A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Monterey Bay (PZZ535) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 219 AM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026 | |
| Today: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Sun: NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Mon: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Mon Night: N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Tue: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wed: N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. | |
| Zone Forecast: Monterey Bay (PZZ535) | |
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