Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
WNW 21kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 22kt
7-8ft

Gale Warning
Friday
⇑NW 28kt
6-8ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
NW 30kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
NW 27kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NW 32kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NW 24kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 25kt⇓
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Monday
NNW 14kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:56 am PDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind 15 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 17 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Friday

NW wind 14 to 19 kt increasing to 23 to 28 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 26 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 42 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 23 to 27 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 28 to 32 kt, with gusts as high as 43 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 20 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 9 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 20 to 25 kt decreasing to 12 to 17 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 to 10 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 8 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 7 to 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 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.