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 across parts of the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes, the Northeast, and the central High Plains. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until July 2, 03:00 AM PDT

For More Weather Information:

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
NW 17kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
⇑NW 11kt
5-6ft
Thursday Night
NNW 13kt
5ft
Friday
WNW 11kt
4-5ft
Friday Night
NNW 14kt
5ft
Independence Day
WNW 9kt
4-5ft
Saturday Night
NW 8kt⇓
4-5ft
Sunday
Light Wind
4-5ft
Sunday Night
WNW 6kt⇓
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:28 pm PDT Jul 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PDT Jul 1, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 8, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NW wind 7 to 17 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 8 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

WNW wind 5 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 9 to 14 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Independence Day

WNW wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 2am. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of fog before 2pm. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and SSW 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.