Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Increasing Severe Weather Chances for the Plains and Upper Midwest
A strengthening storm system will bring impactful weather to the much of Central U.S. over the next couple of days, including heavy snow in the northern Rockies, Critical fire weather conditions for portions of the Plains, and increasing severe weather chances from the central/southern Plains to the Upper Midwest. 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: 250 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026 | |
Today: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Fri: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Fri Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Sat: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Sat Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Sun: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Mon: NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 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 2.9 kt at 08:53 am thursday and 1.2 kt at 11:17 pm thursday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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