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

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 17, 03:00 PM PST until February 19, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

13NM WNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 21kt
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
W 15kt
9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
SSW 14kt
6-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
NW 28kt
6-8ft
Thursday Night
NNW 24kt
7-9ft
Friday
Light Wind
4-6ft
Friday Night
⇑ESE 8kt
3ft
Saturday
SSE 24kt
2-3ft
Saturday Night
SSE 32kt
6-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:05 pm PST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm PST Feb 17, 2026-6pm PST Feb 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 12 to 21 kt. Rain and thunderstorms likely. Mixed swell...W 8 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday

W wind 8 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Rain likely before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mixed swell...W 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and WSW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 6 to 14 kt becoming W after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Rain, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 6 to 7 ft at 13 seconds and WSW 4 ft at 13 seconds becoming SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 22 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Rain, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 17 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 7 to 8 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of rain, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Mixed swell...NW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE 5 to 8 kt after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ESE wind 16 to 24 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and SSE 2 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 30 to 32 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 5 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet with two wave systems at 7 and 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 3.0 kt at 04:25 PM Tuesday and 2.3 kt at 04:54 AM Wednesday.

*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.