Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 20, 07:00 AM CST until January 21, 09:00 AM CST

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

5NM SW Cape Coral FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
Low: 53 °F
NE 12kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
High: 76 °F
ENE 12kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
Low: 61 °F
ENE 8kt
< 1ft
Thursday
High: 78 °F
NE 8kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 63 °F
ENE 7kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 79 °F
ENE 6kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 64 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 78 °F
S 8kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 66 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:17 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

Overnight

NE wind around 12 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday

ENE wind 9 to 12 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

ENE wind around 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday

NE wind around 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

ENE wind around 7 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

ENE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

E wind 5 to 8 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. 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.