Inclement Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Impending Winter Storm
An approaching storm will bring rain and high elevation snow to Pacific Northwest through the weekend. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Southeast today into this evening as a low strengthens over the Southeast. This system will form into a winter storm on Sunday that will bring heavy snow, high winds, and coastal flooding to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast into Monday. 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: 901 PM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 | |
Tonight: S wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt late this evening and early morning, backing to SE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. A chance of rain late. Sun: SE wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Sun Night: SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Mon: E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Mon Night: S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Tue: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Tue Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Wed: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. Wed Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Thu: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Thu Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 10 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 3.5 kt at 07:10 am sunday and 1.5 kt at 08:01 pm sunday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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