Severe Thunderstorms; Excessive Rainfall; Dangerous Heat; Air Quality Concerns and the Tropics
Wildfire smoke will push into the Midwest, worsening air quality. A frontal system brings severe storms from the Northern Plains to the Mid‑Atlantic the next few days. Heavy Gulf Coast rain is possible as Tropical Depression Two has formed, while monsoonal storms persist in the Southwest with heavy rainfall. Hazardous heat expands from the Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley. 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: 906 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026 |  |
| Today: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. Tonight: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Mon: S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Mon Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Tue: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Wed: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. Thu: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm (PZZ540) | |
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