Heat Persists Across the Central and Western U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in the Rockies and High Plains

Record-breaking heat expected in the Central and Western U.S. for the next several days. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions over portions of the Rockies and High Plains Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and mountain snow are possible across the Pacific Northwest into the Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 25, 03:00 PM PDT until March 25, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 19kt
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
NW 18kt⇓
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑WNW 12kt
5ft
Thursday Night
W 6kt⇓
4ft
Friday
⇑W 6kt
3-4ft
Friday Night
W 6kt⇓
3ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Saturday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:51 pm PDT Mar 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm PDT Mar 24, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 31, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

WNW wind 6 to 11 kt increasing to 14 to 19 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 13 to 18 kt decreasing to 7 to 12 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 2 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SSW 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.