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

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NW 30kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NNW 28kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
⇑NW 36kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
NNW 33kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
NNW 30kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Sunday Night
NNW 28kt⇓
9-11ft

Gale Warning
Monday
NW 21kt
7ft
Monday Night
NNW 13kt
8ft
Tuesday
NNW 9kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind 28 to 30 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 24 to 28 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 24 to 29 kt increasing to 31 to 36 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 26 to 33 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 11 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 24 to 30 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 11 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 23 to 28 kt decreasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Clear. Mixed swell...NW 10 to 12 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Monday

NW wind 11 to 21 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NNW 8 to 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind 7 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

NNW wind 5 to 9 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft and S 1 ft becoming SSW. 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.