Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
NW 18kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NW 23kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Friday
NW 24kt
8-10ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
NNW 33kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
NW 34kt
10-12ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NNW 36kt
12ft
Sunday
NW 32kt
11-12ft
Sunday Night
NNW 26kt
11ft
Monday
NW 12kt
8-9ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:20 am PDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Thursday

NW wind 9 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 21 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Friday

NW wind 20 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 25 to 33 kt, with gusts as high as 46 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 30 to 34 kt, with gusts as high as 47 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 29 to 36 kt, with gusts as high as 50 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 27 to 32 kt, with gusts as high as 43 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 17 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Monday

NW wind 8 to 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.