Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. 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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Monday
Light Wind
2ft
Monday Night
Light Wind
2ft
Tuesday
ENE 6kt⇓
2ft
Tuesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday
E 6kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
⇑E 6kt
3ft
New Year's Day
E 9kt
3ft
Thursday Night
SE 8kt
4ft
Friday
SE 12kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:27 am PST Dec 29, 2025
Forecast Valid: 1am PST Dec 29, 2025-6pm PST Jan 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds becoming NW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. WNW swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

ENE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 14 seconds and WSW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and WSW 1 ft becoming NW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

E wind around 6 kt. A chance of rain after 10am. W swell 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E around 6 kt in the evening. Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Mixed swell...WSW 3 ft and NNW 1 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

New Year's Day

E wind around 9 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...SE 1 to 2 ft and SSW 4 ft becoming S. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

SE wind around 8 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 2 ft becoming WNW. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

SE wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and SSW 5 ft becoming S...becoming N 0 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.