Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow in California; Critical Fire Weather in the Plains
A Pacific storm continues to bring several feet of heavy mountain snow and powerful winds to the Sierra Nevada and northern California today. Heavy to excessive rain is likely over parts of southwestern California through tonight. This could cause flash flooding across burn scars. Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to produce critical to extremely critical fire weather in the Plains. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM (PZZ571) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 13 2025 | |
Today: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 14 seconds. Showers this morning. A slight chance of rain late. Tonight: W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. Fri: W wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. Fri Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. Sat: W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 12 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Sat Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Sun: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Sun Night: SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. Mon: W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave detail: W 12 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. Mon Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM (PZZ571) | |
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