Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest
A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. 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: 855 AM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026 | |
Today: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt late this morning, then 35 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Sun: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Mon: N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Tue: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wed: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 17 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 1.7 kt at 02:04 pm saturday and 1.5 kt at 02:48 am sunday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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