Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Record Temperatures Likely for Eastern U.S.
Several rounds of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast from the southern Plains to the Midwest through Friday. Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes are possible. A significant warm-up is expected for much of the Eastern U.S. into next week. Several daily record temperature records are likely to be broken. Fire weather concerns will return to the central/southern High Plains. 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: 242 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 | |
Today: N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. Fri: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Fri Night: N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Sat: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Sat Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Sun: NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Mon: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 7 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 3.1 kt at 05:47 am thursday and 2.4 kt at 06:10 pm thursday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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