Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest
A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. 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: 809 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 |  |
Tonight: NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy smoke early this evening. Sat: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy smoke in the afternoon. Sat Night: NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy smoke in the evening. Sun: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Mon: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Tue: N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Wed: NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) | |
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