Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest
Wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality from the Great Lakes region into New England and the Mid-Atlantic today with widespread Air Quality Alerts in effect. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, this afternoon into the evening. Monsoonal thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding to the Southwest. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 946 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026 |  |
| Today: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. Tonight: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Sun: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Sun Night: W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Mon: S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Mon Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Tue: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Wed: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) | |
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