Tropical System in the Gulf; Dangerous Heat and Air Quality Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms for Midwest to mid-Atlantic

Tropical system in the Gulf expected to gradually strengthen the next couple of days off the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coasts. Instances of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
Light Wind
3ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday
Light Wind
3ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday
⇑W 13kt
3ft
Thursday Night
WNW 15kt
3-4ft
Friday
NW 14kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Jul 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Jul 20, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers. Patchy dense fog. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers. Patchy dense fog before 1pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy dense fog. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11pm, then Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 11 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NW wind 9 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

*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.