Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
WNW 18kt⇓
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑W 13kt
4ft
Thursday Night
W 13kt
5ft
Friday
⇑WNW 17kt
5ft
Friday Night
WNW 18kt
6ft
Saturday
⇑WNW 25kt
6ft
Saturday Night
NW 26kt
8ft
Sunday
WNW 22kt
7ft
Sunday Night
WNW 26kt⇓
7-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:11 pm PDT May 13, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT May 13, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Tonight

WNW wind 13 to 18 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

W wind 6 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds decreasing to at 12 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 12 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 12 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 12 to 17 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 20 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday

WNW wind 12 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 16 to 26 kt decreasing to 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 5 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

*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.