Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
Light Wind
3ft
Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday
⇑ESE 7kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
ESE 10kt
3ft
New Year's Day
SE 13kt
3-4ft
Thursday Night
SSE 20kt
4ft
Friday
SSE 32kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
SSW 21kt
7ft
Saturday
S 12kt
8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:27 am PST Dec 30, 2025
Forecast Valid: 10am PST Dec 30, 2025-6pm PST Jan 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Rain, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog after 1pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

ESE wind 8 to 10 kt. Rain. Patchy fog before 7pm. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

New Year's Day

SE wind around 13 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

SSE wind 13 to 20 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

SSE wind 25 to 32 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

SSW wind 17 to 21 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 6 ft and S 5 to 6 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

S wind around 12 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SW 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.