Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather in the Central Plains and Upper Midwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow
Dry and windy conditions will produce dangerous fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into the Southwest. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected in the central Plains into the Upper Midwest. Heavy late-season snow and record cold temperatures are expected in the northern to central Rockies. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. 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: 228 AM PDT Sun May 17 2026 |  |
Today: NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. Mon: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Tue: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Wed: NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Thu: S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Thu Night: SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet 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 4.9 kt at 04:35 am sunday and 1.2 kt at 05:51 pm sunday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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