Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US
Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. 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: 843 PM PDT Thu Mar 26 2026 |  |
| Tonight: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Fri: N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Fri Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Sat: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Sat Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Sun: NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Mon: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Mon Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Tue: S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. Tue Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. .....san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast..... in the deep water channel...mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 10 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 1.3 kt at 12:41 am friday and 2.2 kt at 12:16 pm friday. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm (PZZ545) | |
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