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

13NM NNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
N 10kt
Tonight
WNW 8kt⇓
Tuesday
⇑W 7kt
Tuesday Night
W 7kt⇓
Wednesday
⇑SW 6kt
Wednesday Night
SW 6kt⇓
Thursday
⇑SW 7kt
Thursday Night
SW 7kt
Friday
⇑SW 8kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:02 am PDT May 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am PDT May 18, 2026-6pm PDT May 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

N wind 6 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Sunny.

Tonight

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Clear.

Tuesday

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

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny.

Wednesday Night

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

Thursday

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

Thursday Night

SW wind 5 to 7 kt. Partly cloudy.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the morning. 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.