Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley
A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. 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: 210 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 |  |
Today: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Sat Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Sun: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Mon: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Mon Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Tue: S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Tue Night: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 4 to 6 ft at 17 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 3.0 kt at 06:12 am friday and 1.8 kt at 06:53 pm friday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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