Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. 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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Tonight
NNW 7kt⇓
4ft
Thursday
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Thursday Night
NNW 8kt
2-3ft
Friday
⇑NW 6kt
2ft
Friday Night
N 6kt⇓
3ft
Saturday
⇑WSW 7kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
NW 6kt
3-4ft
Sunday
⇑WNW 7kt
3ft
Sunday Night
NNW 8kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNW wind around 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

N wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NW wind around 6 kt. A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4am. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft and SW 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NNW wind around 8 kt. A chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 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.