Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Fire Concerns in the Southern High Plains and Southwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 17, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 19kt⇓
4ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
⇑NW 19kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
N 18kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Monday
N 13kt
3ft
Monday Night
NW 16kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday
⇑W 8kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
2-3ft
Wednesday
⇑WSW 6kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT May 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT May 16, 2026-6pm PDT May 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

Tonight

NW wind 14 to 19 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 14 to 19 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 14 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday

N wind 7 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 11 to 16 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and WSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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.