Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 15, 12:00 AM CST until January 16, 12:00 AM CST

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

4NM W Boca Grande FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
High: 66 °F
NNW 24kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Low: 44 °F
NNW 22kt
4-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: 61 °F
NE 12kt⇓
2-4ft
Friday Night
Low: 54 °F
NE 8kt
2ft
Saturday
High: 68 °F
NNE 8kt
1-2ft
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
NNE 9kt
1ft
Sunday
High: 66 °F
NNW 18kt
4ft
Sunday Night
Low: 45 °F
NNE 17kt
3-4ft
M.L.King Day
High: 60 °F
NNE 13kt
2-3ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:36 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH

Thursday

NNW wind 17 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 13 to 22 kt becoming NE after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Friday

NE wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Sunny. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

NE wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Saturday

NNE wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNE wind 5 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 10 to 18 kt. A slight chance of showers before noon. Seas 1 ft building to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

NNE wind 14 to 17 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

M.L.King Day

NNE wind 9 to 13 kt. Sunny. Seas 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.