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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

43NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • This Afternoon

      This Afternoon:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      Light Wind
      4ft

    • Tonight

      Tonight:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      Light Wind
      4ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      Light Wind
      4ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      Light Wind
      3-4ft

    • Thursday

      Thursday:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      ⇑WNW 6kt
      3ft

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:N wind around 6 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      N 6kt
      3ft

    • Friday

      Friday:NNE wind around 6 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

      WNW 6kt
      3ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      NW 6kt⇓
      4ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

      Light Wind
      4ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


This Afternoon
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tonight
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
N wind around 6 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Friday
NNE wind around 6 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Friday Night
NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Saturday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 38.37°N 123.09°W
Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 26, 2026
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