Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains into the morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from April 2, 03:00 AM PDT until April 3, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
⇑NW 20kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑NW 25kt
2-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NW 26kt⇓
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
WNW 15kt
4ft
Friday Night
WNW 13kt⇓
3ft
Saturday
ENE 7kt
3ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Sunday
⇑W 6kt
2ft
Sunday Night
W 7kt⇓
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:46 pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm PDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 8, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH

Tonight

WSW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Rain likely, mainly before 4am. Mixed swell...W 1 ft at 5 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 5 seconds building to at 13 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 11 to 16 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 21 to 26 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

ESE wind 6 to 15 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. . Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday

ENE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. . Waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. . Waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. . Waves around 2 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.