Strong Storm System Brings Heavy Mountain Snow to the Sierra Nevada and Critical Fire Weather Conditions to the Plains

A Pacific storm system will continue to bring low elevation rain and mountain snow to much of the West through Wednesday, with heavy mountain snow expected in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada. This system will also bring strong winds to the Intermountain West, Rockies, and Plains, which will create Critical fire weather conditions for the High Plains. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

16NM NNW Oakland CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
SSW 7kt
Wednesday
SE 7kt
Wednesday Night
WNW 6kt⇓
Thursday
⇑SW 6kt
Thursday Night
W 10kt⇓
Friday
⇑SW 8kt
Friday Night
WSW 11kt
Saturday
WSW 18kt
Saturday Night
WSW 16kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:27 pm PDT Apr 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PDT Apr 22, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

SSW wind around 7 kt. A chance of rain between 1am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.

Wednesday

SE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Rain and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm.

Wednesday Night

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

Thursday

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

Thursday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny.

Friday Night

WSW wind around 11 kt. Mostly cloudy.

Saturday

WSW wind 10 to 18 kt. Partly sunny.

Saturday Night

WSW wind 9 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

*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.