Lala Impacting Hawaii; Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat
Lala will continue to impact Hawaii through the weekend. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, dangerous surf and localized flooding are expected. Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and flash flooding concerns from the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic through today. Record heat continues for areas of the Mississippi Valley into the Southeast. 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: 815 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026 |  |
| Today: NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. Tonight: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Mon: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Tue: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wed: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Thu: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) | |
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