Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather
Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 851 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 | |
Today: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Sun: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Mon: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Tue: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Wed: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Wed Night: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds. across the bar...swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 3.4 kt at 06:20 pm saturday and 2.4 kt at 06:48 am sunday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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