Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mid-South

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from March 9, 03:00 AM PDT until March 10, 03:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NW 24kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
NNW 23kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday
NNW 22kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday Night
NNW 22kt
6-7ft
Wednesday
NW 15kt
5ft
Wednesday Night
NNW 16kt
4-5ft
Thursday
NNW 15kt
4ft
Thursday Night
NNW 17kt
4ft
Friday
NNW 17kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:32 am PDT Mar 9, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 15, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 17 to 24 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 21 to 23 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday

NNW wind 19 to 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 14 to 22 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 7 to 8 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 13 to 16 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 11 to 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 14 to 17 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 13 to 17 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 2 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.