Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
E 15kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
New Year's Day
SSE 18kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
SE 15kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Friday
SE 31kt
5-6ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
S 28kt
7-9ft
Saturday
SSE 25kt
7-8ft
Saturday Night
S 18kt
12ft
Sunday
S 13kt
8-9ft
Sunday Night
S 12kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:14 pm PST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12am PST Jan 1, 2026-6pm PST Jan 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

E wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

New Year's Day

SSE wind 16 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

SE wind 13 to 15 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

SE wind 21 to 31 kt. Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 4 ft. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.

Friday Night

S wind 23 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Rain before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then rain after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mixed swell...NW 3 ft and S 10 ft. Wind waves around 5 ft.

Saturday

SSE wind 19 to 25 kt. Rain. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 8 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind 15 to 18 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mixed swell...N 1 to 2 ft and SW 13 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

S wind around 13 kt. Rain before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mixed swell...N 3 ft and SW 9 to 10 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind around 12 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain after 10pm. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 5 to 7 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.