Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather from the Great Lakes into Central/Southern Plains; Late-Season Mountain Snow

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 18, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
N 12kt
7-9ft

Gale Warning
Monday
⇑WNW 19kt
5-6ft
Monday Night
NW 18kt⇓
6ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 10kt
6ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 10kt⇓
6ft
Wednesday
⇑WNW 7kt
5-6ft
Wednesday Night
WNW 8kt⇓
6ft
Thursday
Light Wind
5ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:26 pm PDT May 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm PDT May 17, 2026-6pm PDT May 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

N wind 9 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 8 to 13 kt increasing to 14 to 19 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds becoming N. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 13 to 18 kt decreasing to 6 to 11 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft at 10 seconds and W 1 ft at 1 seconds building to at 15 seconds . Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 7 ft and SW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

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

*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.