Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California
Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. 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: 254 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026 | |
Tonight: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely early this evening, then a chance of rain late this evening. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Fri: SE wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Fri Night: S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. Sat: S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Sat Night: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: SW 11 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Sun: SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: SW 11 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 7 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Mon: S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Mon Night: SE wind around 10 kt, backing to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Tue: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 13 seconds. across the bar...mixed seas of 4 to 5 feet at 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.2 kt at 02:59 am friday and 4.0 kt at 02:40 pm friday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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