Tropical Storm Arthur and Heavy Rainfall in the South; Severe Weather in the Midwest
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana tonight. Intense tornadoes, swaths of damaging gusts, and hail in excess of 2 inches in diameter possible. Tropical Storm Arthur will continue to produce strong winds across coastal Upper Texas and Louisiana tonight, as well as potentially life-threatening flooding across southern Louisiana into Mississippi. 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: 301 AM PDT Thu Jun 18 2026 | |
| Today: S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle this morning. Tonight: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Juneteenth: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. Fri Night: S wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Sat: S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Sat Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Sun: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Mon: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Mon Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 18 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 3.7 kt at 06:56 am thursday and 1.6 kt at 08:27 pm thursday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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