Dangerous, Heat Wave Persists in the Eastern U.S.; Severe Weather Expected in the Central Plains and Mid-Atlantic
A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Severe thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging wind gusts from the Upper Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic, and across the central Great Plains this afternoon and evening. Large hail and heavy rain is also possible across the Great Plains. 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: 830 PM PDT Fri Jul 3 2026 |  |
| Rest Of Tonight: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening, then areas of dense fog. Independence Day: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Sat Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Sun: S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Sun Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Mon: NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Tue: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wed: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) | |
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