Early Spring Heat Wave in the Southwest U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Central Rockies and Plains
An unusual early Spring heat wave will continue much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through early next week. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. 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: 227 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 | |
Today: NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Sat Night: NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Sun: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Mon: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 19 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Tue: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 13 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 3.8 kt at 05:45 am friday and 2.3 kt at 06:21 pm friday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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