Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 21, 03:00 PM PST until February 21, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Friday
Light Wind
2-3ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
1-2ft
Saturday
S 14kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
SE 15kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
S 10kt
2ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Monday
Light Wind
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
⇑S 6kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:32 am PST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am PST Feb 20, 2026-6pm PST Feb 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ESE wind 5 to 14 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds becoming S at 8 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind 9 to 15 kt. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 7 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and S 4 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SW 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain. Patchy fog after 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and WSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the afternoon. Rain. Patchy fog before 7am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SW 2 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.