Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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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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Overnight
E 13kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
NW 28kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
NW 20kt
7-9ft

Gale Warning
Friday
ENE 6kt
4-5ft
Friday Night
ESE 11kt
3-4ft
Saturday
ESE 22kt
3ft
Saturday Night
SSE 30kt
5-6ft
Sunday
SSE 28kt
7-8ft
Sunday Night
S 25kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:13 pm PST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Feb 19, 2026-6pm PST Feb 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

E wind 10 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 24 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Rain likely before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 12 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 9 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Friday

NNE wind around 6 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

ESE wind 7 to 11 kt. A chance of rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 to 4 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

ESE wind 18 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mixed swell...W 2 ft and SSE 3 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 27 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 44 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 5 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind 24 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 44 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 8 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind around 25 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 7 to 8 ft. Wind waves around 4 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.