Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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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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Overnight
⇑SSW 20kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
NW 27kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
NW 18kt
7-8ft

Gale Warning
Friday
Light Wind
4-5ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Saturday
SSE 20kt
2-3ft
Saturday Night
SE 26kt
4ft
Sunday
SSE 25kt
5ft
Sunday Night
SSE 21kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:13 pm PST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm PST Feb 18, 2026-6pm PST Feb 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

SSW wind 8 to 13 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 25 to 27 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 5 ft at 13 seconds decreasing to 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 13 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

SSE wind 11 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind around 26 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Rain, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 1 to 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind 21 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 5 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday Night

SSE wind around 21 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 3 to 5 ft. Wind waves around 4 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.