Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 2, 03:00 PM PST until January 3, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

New Year's Day
S 19kt
Tonight
SE 17kt
Friday
SSE 22kt

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
S 27kt

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
S 29kt
Saturday Night
S 28kt
Sunday
S 25kt
Sunday Night
S 20kt
Monday
S 21kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 am PST Jan 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am PST Jan 1, 2026-6pm PST Jan 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day

E wind 11 to 19 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.

Tonight

SE wind 12 to 17 kt. Showers, mainly before 10pm.

Friday

SSE wind 13 to 22 kt. Showers likely, mainly after 10am.

Friday Night

S wind around 27 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am.

Saturday

S wind 23 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.

Saturday Night

S wind 23 to 28 kt. Showers before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 4am, then showers after 4am.

Sunday

S wind 18 to 25 kt. Showers before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 4pm, then showers after 4pm.

Sunday Night

S wind around 20 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm.

Monday

S wind 16 to 21 kt. Showers.

*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.