Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather from the Great Lakes into Central/Southern Plains; Late-Season Mountain Snow

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 18, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM WNW Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Monday
NW 16kt
5ft
Monday Night
NW 14kt⇓
4-5ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 11kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
NW 13kt⇓
4-5ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 8kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 9kt⇓
4ft
Thursday
⇑W 7kt
4ft
Thursday Night
W 6kt⇓
3ft
Friday
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:26 pm PDT May 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT May 18, 2026-6pm PDT May 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Monday

NW wind 9 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 1 ft at 0 seconds building to at 16 seconds . Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 16 seconds becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 to 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.