Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 13, 09:00 AM PDT until March 14, 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]

This Afternoon
NW 12kt
4ft
Tonight
NW 13kt
4ft
Friday
NW 14kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
NW 17kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
NW 18kt
4-5ft
Saturday Night
NW 19kt
4-5ft
Sunday
NW 10kt
4ft
Sunday Night
NNW 10kt
4ft
Monday
NNW 8kt⇓
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:25 pm PDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 19, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 12 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind around 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 1 to 3 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

NW wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind around 17 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 16 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 12 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 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.