Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Watch in effect from May 16, 03:00 PM PDT until May 17, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

8NM SSE San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
⇑W 12kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
W 13kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday
⇑W 14kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
W 20kt
< 1ft
Saturday
WNW 22kt
< 1ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
WNW 30kt
< 1ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NW 22kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
WNW 29kt⇓
< 1ft
Monday
NNW 10kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Sunny. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

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.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 9 to 14 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Sunny. N swell 0 ft at 0 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

W wind 17 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

WNW wind 16 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 22 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NW wind 14 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Sunny. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 24 to 29 kt decreasing to 13 to 18 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. Mostly clear. N swell 0 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

NNW wind 7 to 10 kt. 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.