Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until February 17, 03:00 PM PST

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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
W 23kt
7-9ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 16kt
10ft
Wednesday
W 13kt
9ft
Wednesday Night
SSE 13kt
7-9ft
Thursday
NW 22kt
6ft
Thursday Night
NNW 16kt
8-9ft
Friday
S 9kt
5-6ft
Friday Night
SE 12kt
3-4ft
Saturday
SE 24kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:53 am PST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am PST Feb 17, 2026-6pm PST Feb 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

W wind 18 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 12 to 16 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 10 to 11 ft at 13 seconds and SW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

W wind around 13 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 11 ft at 13 seconds and WSW 5 ft at 14 seconds decreasing to 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 9 to 13 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 8 to 9 ft and WSW 1 to 3 ft becoming SSW. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 16 to 22 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 10 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mixed swell...WNW 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Friday

NNE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 7 ft and SSW 1 ft becoming SW. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

SE wind 10 to 12 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...W 4 to 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

SE wind 15 to 24 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 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.