Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 13, 09:00 AM PDT until March 14, 03:00 AM PDT

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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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This Afternoon
NW 9kt
5ft
Tonight
NW 12kt
6ft
Friday
NW 13kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
NNW 16kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NW 16kt
7ft
Saturday Night
NNW 16kt
7ft
Sunday
NNW 9kt
5-6ft
Sunday Night
N 12kt
5ft
Monday
N 6kt⇓
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind 7 to 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 9 to 12 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 17 seconds becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

NW wind 8 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 14 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 4 ft decreasing to 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 14 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 3 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 7 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

N wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.