Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

17NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
SSW 6kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
⇑SSE 7kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
SW 6kt⇓
2ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday Night
NW 8kt
2-3ft
Thursday
⇑NW 20kt
3-5ft
Thursday Night
N 25kt
7-8ft
Friday
NW 11kt
6-7ft
Friday Night
NW 11kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Mar 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Mar 30, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

SSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mixed swell...NW 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

SW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain likely, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 6 to 8 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 9 to 14 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. A chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 15 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

NW wind 5 to 11 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 5 to 11 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 1 to 3 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.