Major Winter Storm Ongoing in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes; Severe Weather Along the East Coast
A major winter storm will continue to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icing, and strong winds through today across the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. Widespread severe storms are expected across the entire eastern U.S. with the highest threat over the interior Mid-Atlantic, where there is a risk for damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes. Heat continues to build in the West. 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: 811 AM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 | |
| Today: N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Tue: N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wed: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Thu: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Thu Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Fri: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 3 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 2.4 kt at 03:34 pm monday and 2.3 kt at 04:05 am tuesday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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