Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West
Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. 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: 835 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 | |
Today: W wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: W 11 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain early this morning, then showers late this morning and afternoon. Tonight: W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. Wed: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave detail: W 12 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Wed Night: SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Thu: NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 11 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. Thu Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. Fri: N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. Fri Night: S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. Sat: SE wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. Sat Night: S wind 25 to 35 kt, rising to 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 10 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two wave systems at 7 and 14 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 3.0 kt at 04:25 pm tuesday and 2.3 kt at 04:54 am wednesday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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