Tropical System in the Gulf; Dangerous Heat and Air Quality Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms for Midwest to mid-Atlantic
Tropical system in the Gulf expected to gradually strengthen the next couple of days off the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coasts. Instances of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. 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: 227 AM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026 |  |
| Today: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. Tonight: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Tue: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Wed: W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Thu: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Thu Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Fri: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 5 ft at 13 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 2.0 kt at 09:54 am monday and 2.3 kt at 10:41 pm monday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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