Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday
Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 828 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026 |  |
Tonight: SW wind around 10 kt, backing to S late this evening, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight, veering to SW late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain early this evening, then rain late this evening and overnight. Thu: NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning. Thu Night: NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Fri: N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Fri Night: SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Sat: SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. Sat Night: S wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 9 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. Sun: S wind 30 to 40 kt, easing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: S wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: S 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Mon: S wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Mon Night: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two wave systems at 7 and 14 seconds. across the bar...swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.7 kt at 05:26 am thursday and 2.9 kt at 05:39 pm thursday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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