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Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the High Plains and southern Plains. Lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes will taper off today. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) (Text-Only)
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: 252 AM PDT Tue Mar 17 2026

Rest Of Tonight: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

Tue: N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 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 16 seconds.

Wed: N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Wed Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.

Thu: 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 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Thu 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.

Fri: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

.....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast.....

in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet 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 2.3 kt at 04:05 am tuesday and 2.5 kt at 04:16 pm tuesday.






Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545)

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