Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to Southern California and Heavy Snow to the Sierra Nevadas
A strong atmospheric river will continue heavy rain over southern California through Friday. The heaviest rainfall is ongoing today in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall has begun over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and will continue through Friday. Travel will become increasingly difficult over the passes due to snow and strong winds. 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: 235 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025 | |
This Afternoon: S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave detail: SW 12 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Tonight: SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave detail: SW 12 ft at 10 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Fri: S wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave detail: SW 9 ft at 10 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Fri Night: W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 12 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Sat: N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: W 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Sat Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Sun: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Sun Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Mon: NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Mon Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 9 seconds. across the bar...mixed seas of 10 to 14 feet at 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.6 kt at 07:39 pm thursday and 1.6 kt at 09:16 am friday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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