Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 21, 03:00 AM PST until February 21, 03:00 PM PST
Gale Warning in effect from February 21, 03:00 PM PST until February 22, 03:00 AM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
SE 18kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
SE 31kt
4-5ft

Gale Warning
Saturday Night
SSE 30kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
SSE 26kt
8ft
Sunday Night
SE 17kt
7-8ft
Monday
SE 13kt
6ft
Monday Night
SE 14kt
5ft
Tuesday
SSW 10kt
6ft
Tuesday Night
N 8kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:25 pm PST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PST Feb 20, 2026-6pm PST Feb 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

SE wind 8 to 18 kt. A chance of rain, mainly between 4am and 5am. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday

SE wind 21 to 31 kt. Rain likely, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SSE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind around 30 kt. Rain, mainly after 9pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 to 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 7 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Sunday

SSE wind around 26 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 9 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Sunday Night

SE wind 13 to 17 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 7 to 8 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

SE wind 11 to 13 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SSW 5 to 6 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Monday Night

SE wind around 14 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 5 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday

SSW wind around 10 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SW 6 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

N wind 6 to 8 kt. Rain likely. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and WSW 5 to 6 ft. 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.