Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until December 9, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NNW 12kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NNW 12kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
NNW 6kt
5ft
Wednesday Night
NNE 8kt
5ft
Thursday
Light Wind
6ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
6ft
Friday
Light Wind
6ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
5ft
Saturday
Light Wind
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:42 am PST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 8am PST Dec 9, 2025-6pm PST Dec 15, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NNW wind 9 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming NE after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind around 6 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNE wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 3 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 to 3 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. 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.