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 elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. 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, 09:00 AM PST until February 21, 03:00 PM PST
Gale Warning 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

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
⇑ESE 8kt
3ft
Saturday
⇑S 21kt
2-3ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
SSE 20kt
3-4ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
SSE 14kt
4ft
Sunday Night
Light Wind
4ft
Monday
Light Wind
4ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
3-4ft
Tuesday
SSE 8kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:25 pm PST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PST Feb 20, 2026-6pm PST Feb 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE 5 to 8 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ESE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming S 16 to 21 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds becoming SSE at 5 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 18 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind around 14 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and S 5 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and WSW 4 ft becoming SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

SSE wind 6 to 8 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and WSW 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and WSW 4 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.