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 Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning, then rain late this morning and afternoon. Tonight: E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. New Years Day: SE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Thu Night: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Fri: SE 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 11 seconds. Rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Fri Night: S wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Sat: S wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: SW 10 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Sat Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: W 11 ft at 12 seconds and SW 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Sun: S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) | |
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