Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California
Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm (PZZ565) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 828 AM PST Wed Dec 31 2025 | |
Today: E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Tonight: SE wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. New Years Day: S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Thu Night: S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Fri: SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Fri Night: S wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Sat: S wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: SW 9 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Sat Night: S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: SW 9 ft at 11 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Sun: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds and SW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm (PZZ565) | |
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