Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 17, 03:00 PM PST until February 19, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

9NM SSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
WNW 18kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
W 13kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
W 10kt
< 1ft
Thursday
NW 24kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
NNW 18kt
< 1ft
Friday
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday Night
⇑SE 7kt
< 1ft
Saturday
SSE 18kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
SSE 24kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:05 pm PST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm PST Feb 17, 2026-6pm PST Feb 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

WNW wind 10 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then rain likely. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

W wind 5 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Rain likely before noon, then a slight chance of rain after 5pm. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind around 10 kt becoming SE in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Rain, mainly after 10pm. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

NW wind 17 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Rain, mainly before 4pm. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 11 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly between 10am and 4pm. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 5 to 7 kt after midnight. A chance of rain after 10pm. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

SSE wind 12 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. A chance of rain. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 22 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. Rain likely. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two wave systems at 7 and 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 3.0 kt at 04:25 PM Tuesday and 2.3 kt at 04:54 AM Wednesday.

*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.