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 in effect from May 18, 09:00 AM PDT until May 18, 03:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM NNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
N 15kt

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
W 16kt⇓
Tuesday
⇑WSW 15kt
Tuesday Night
SW 13kt
Wednesday
⇑WSW 10kt
Wednesday Night
SW 12kt
Thursday
⇑WSW 11kt
Thursday Night
SW 13kt
Friday
SW 13kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:02 am PDT May 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am PDT May 18, 2026-6pm PDT May 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny.

Tonight

W wind 11 to 16 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Sunny.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 5 to 13 kt. Mostly clear.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 6 to 12 kt. Partly cloudy.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.

Thursday Night

SW wind 9 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy.

Friday

SW wind 8 to 13 kt. Mostly sunny.

*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.