Early Spring Heat Wave in the Southwest U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Central Rockies and Plains

An unusual early Spring heat wave will continue much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through early next week. Many locations are likely to set records for the highest-ever March temperature. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central Plains through Saturday as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 20, 03:00 PM PDT until March 21, 09:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑NW 8kt
2ft
Tonight
NW 8kt
3ft
Friday
⇑WNW 9kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
NW 14kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NW 19kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
NW 21kt
6-7ft
Sunday
NNW 12kt
5ft
Sunday Night
NW 12kt
4-5ft
Monday
WNW 9kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:12 am PDT Mar 19, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am PDT Mar 19, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

NW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 16 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 15 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 8 to 12 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.