A Couple of Fast Moving Storms Affecting Areas Along and East of the Rockies

A couple of storm systems will impact travel conditions through the first half of this weekend. Heavy snow from the mountains of the West will move into the upper Midwest and upper Great Lakes through tonight. Record warmth and Gulf moisture along and east of the Mississippi River will fuel severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, fog for the Tennessee Valley and deep South on Friday into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 8, 03:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NNW 20kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
N 10kt
5-6ft
Friday
ENE 9kt
4-5ft
Friday Night
⇑E 7kt
3-4ft
Saturday
E 7kt
2-3ft
Saturday Night
ENE 8kt
2ft
Sunday
NNE 8kt
2ft
Sunday Night
NE 9kt
3-4ft
Monday
NNE 9kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 am PST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PST Jan 8, 2026-6pm PST Jan 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

Today

NNW wind 14 to 20 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds becoming SSW at 12 seconds . Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

N wind 7 to 10 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NNW 7 ft at 15 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 11 seconds building to at 15 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

ENE wind 5 to 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft at 15 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

E wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

ENE wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NNE wind around 8 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

NE wind 7 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

NNE wind 7 to 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and WSW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.