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

3NM NNW Venice Inlet FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
High: 64 °F
⇑NNW 23kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Low: 39 °F
NNW 18kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: 60 °F
NE 9kt⇓
2-3ft
Friday Night
Low: 48 °F
NE 6kt
1-2ft
Saturday
High: 69 °F
NE 6kt
1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 55 °F
NW 8kt
1ft
Sunday
High: 66 °F
NNW 19kt
1-3ft
Sunday Night
Low: 41 °F
NNW 13kt
2-3ft
M.L.King Day
High: 59 °F
N 10kt
2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:57 am CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Thursday

NNW wind 12 to 17 kt increasing to 18 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Showers likely, mainly before noon. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 10 to 18 kt becoming NE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Clear. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Friday

NE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

NE wind around 6 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

NE wind around 6 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind 5 to 8 kt becoming NE in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 9 to 19 kt. A slight chance of showers before noon. Seas 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 10 to 13 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

M.L.King Day

N wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

*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.