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

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central/southern High Plains and portions of the Midwest. Two Pacific storms will continue to bring heavy mountain snow and gusty winds to the western U.S. through Thursday. A swath of wintry weather, including heavy snow and a wintry mix, is expected from the Northern Plains to New England. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from February 19, 03:00 AM PST until February 19, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

3NM NW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
W 14kt
Tonight
SE 20kt

Gale Warning
Thursday
WNW 25kt

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
NW 18kt

Gale Warning
Friday
NE 6kt
Friday Night
SE 9kt
Saturday
ESE 21kt
Saturday Night
SSE 28kt
Sunday
SSE 28kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:31 pm PST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PST Feb 18, 2026-6pm PST Feb 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind around 14 kt. Partly sunny.

Tonight

SSW wind 11 to 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Rain.

Thursday

WNW wind 23 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm.

Thursday Night

NW wind 11 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10pm.

Friday

NE wind around 6 kt. Partly sunny.

Friday Night

SE wind 6 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy.

Saturday

ESE wind 14 to 21 kt. A chance of rain.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 25 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Rain.

Sunday

SSE wind 26 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Rain.

*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.