Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast
Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 847 PM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026 | |
Tonight: SE wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain this evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Rain likely late. Mon: SE wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Mon Night: SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Tue: SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Tue Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Wed: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Wed Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Thu: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Fri: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Fri Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) | |
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