Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday
A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm (PZZ565) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 915 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 |  |
Today: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Tonight: NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Sat: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Sat Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Sun: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Sun Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Mon: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Tue: SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Tue Night: W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm (PZZ565) | |
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