Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West
Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. 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: 359 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 | |
Today: W wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 13 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. Wed: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave detail: W 13 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Wed Night: SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 12 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Thu: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 11 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Thu Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. 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. A chance of rain. Fri Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. Sat: SE wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. Sat Night: SE wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 14 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. 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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