Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until June 30, 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]

Today
⇑NW 22kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NW 20kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday
NW 18kt
6-7ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 19kt
7ft
Thursday
WNW 12kt
5-6ft
Thursday Night
NNW 16kt
5ft
Friday
WNW 11kt
4-5ft
Friday Night
NW 10kt⇓
4ft
Independence Day
⇑NW 7kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 am PDT Jun 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Jun 30, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 11 to 16 kt increasing to 17 to 22 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 13 to 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 10 to 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 to 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 12 to 19 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 10 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

WNW wind 5 to 11 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Independence Day

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 2 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.