Severe Weather Across the Center of the Nation; Fire Weather Concerns for Southwest and California; Snow for the Central Rockies

Severe thunderstorms will continue to impact the center of the Nation through today. Very large hail, strong tornadoes, and damaging winds are expected from the Great Lakes into the central/southern Plains; Flash flooding is possible for portions into the mid-Mississippi Valley. Critical fire weather conditions for the Southwest and central valley of California today. Winter hangs on for Rockies. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until May 18, 09:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM SSE San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
N 17kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
W 13kt⇓
< 1ft
Tuesday
⇑W 10kt
< 1ft
Tuesday Night
W 12kt⇓
< 1ft
Wednesday
⇑W 7kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
W 9kt⇓
< 1ft
Thursday
⇑W 8kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
W 9kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday
⇑WSW 9kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:56 am PDT May 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PDT May 18, 2026-6pm PDT May 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

Today

N wind 9 to 17 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Sunny. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

W wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

W wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. N swell 0 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.