Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 17, 09:00 PM 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 26kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 29kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
WNW 30kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NW 31kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NW 22kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 24kt⇓
7-9ft

Gale Warning
Monday
WNW 16kt
6ft
Monday Night
NW 18kt⇓
6ft
Tuesday
⇑WNW 9kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:46 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind around 26 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 24 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 22 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 23 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 42 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 16 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 10 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 19 to 24 kt decreasing to 13 to 18 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 10 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 10 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 6 to 7 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 13 to 18 kt decreasing to 7 to 12 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SSW 1 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.