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

2NM NNE Manatee Nearshore Reef FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
High: 63 °F
NNW 22kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
NNW 18kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 59 °F
ENE 9kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 48 °F
ENE 6kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 69 °F
ENE 6kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 54 °F
NNW 10kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 64 °F
NNW 17kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
NNW 14kt
< 1ft
M.L.King Day
High: 57 °F
NNE 10kt
< 1ft

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 13 to 22 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 10 to 18 kt becoming NE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

ENE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

ENE wind around 6 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ENE wind around 6 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NNW wind 11 to 17 kt. A chance of showers before noon. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 10 to 14 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

M.L.King Day

NNE wind around 10 kt. 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.