Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the High Plains and southern Plains. Lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes will taper off today. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
WNW 8kt
Tonight
W 6kt⇓
Wednesday
⇑W 7kt
Wednesday Night
W 6kt⇓
Thursday
⇑NNE 6kt
Thursday Night
WNW 7kt⇓
Friday
⇑WNW 7kt
Friday Night
WNW 8kt
Saturday
WNW 10kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Mar 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Mar 17, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

N wind around 8 kt becoming WNW. Sunny.

Tonight

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Sunny.

Wednesday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNE around 6 kt in the morning. Sunny.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny.

Friday Night

WNW wind around 8 kt. Mostly clear.

Saturday

WNW wind 7 to 10 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.