Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

Captiva FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 75 °F
NNW 13kt
1ft
Tonight
Low: 62 °F
NNW 12kt
1ft
Saturday
High: 72 °F
WNW 12kt
1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 64 °F
NW 14kt⇓
1ft
Sunday
High: 74 °F
⇑WNW 10kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
WNW 10kt⇓
< 1ft
Monday
High: 74 °F
⇑WNW 11kt
< 1ft
Monday Night
Low: 66 °F
NW 11kt
1ft
Tuesday
High: 75 °F
W 11kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:15 pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12pm CDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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This Afternoon

NNW wind 11 to 13 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 8 to 12 kt becoming ENE in the evening. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday

NNE wind 6 to 12 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 6 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NW wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 5 to 11 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

*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.