PZZ540 Coastal Waters From Point Arena To Point Reyes California Out To 10 Nm- 252 Pm Pst Sun Feb 15 2026
.gale warning in effect until 9 pm pst this evening...
Tonight..SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms early this evening, then a chance of rain late this evening and early morning. Rain late.
Washingtons birthday..NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
Mon night..NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
Tue..W wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon.
Tue night..NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 13 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain.
Wed..NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave detail: sw 6 ft at 12 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
Wed night..W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
Thu..NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
Thu night..NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: nw 9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
Fri..N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
Fri night..W wind around 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: sw 2 ft at 6 seconds and nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

PZZ500 252 Pm Pst Sun Feb 15 2026
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries...
a band of intense rain with embedded Thunderstorms is moving through the waters with building southerly winds, in addition to light showers across the waters. This is the start of multiple storm systems moving through the waters over the next week. Expect fresh to strong southerly breezes to generate rough seas with gale force gusts along the coast. Winds will abate tonight but rebuild into a strong northwest breeze on Monday. Stronger winds are likely to last through midweek as a high westerly swell arrives. Thunderstorm chances increase behind the initial front and linger through Tuesday.