Strong Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to the Pacific Northwest; Areas of Snow in the North-Central and Eastern U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will bring prolonged heavy rainfall along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through much of this week. The heavy rainfall may lead to widespread urban and river flooding. Accumulating snow is expected over parts of the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today as well as the Upper Midwest and the Upper Great Lakes this evening into Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

5NM SSW Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
N 10kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NNE 10kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
N 11kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
NNE 10kt
5ft
Wednesday
N 11kt
5ft
Wednesday Night
NNE 10kt
5ft
Thursday
N 10kt
5ft
Thursday Night
NE 7kt
6ft
Friday
NE 6kt⇓
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Dec 8, 2025
Forecast Valid: 1pm PST Dec 8, 2025-6pm PST Dec 14, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

N wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NNE wind around 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

N wind around 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNE wind around 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

N wind around 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 2 ft becoming SW. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNE wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

N wind 8 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NE wind around 7 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 1 to 3 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

NE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 2 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.