Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest
More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. 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: 246 AM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 |  |
Rest Of Tonight: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Mon: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Mon Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Tue: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Tue Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Wed: N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wed Night: NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Thu: N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Fri: N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm (PZZ565) | |
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