Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains
A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. 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: 841 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026 |  |
Today: S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt late this morning and early afternoon, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning, then rain likely late this morning and early afternoon. A chance of rain late. Tonight: SW wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Thu: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Thu Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Fri: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Sat: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Sat Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Sun: NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Sun Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 2 to 4 feet at 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 2.2 kt at 05:16 pm wednesday and 3.6 kt at 05:36 am thursday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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