Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today 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 this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 16, 12:00 AM CST

For More Weather Information:

Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

47NM SW Cedar Key FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 53 °F
NW 26kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
NNW 21kt⇓
4-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: 58 °F
ENE 8kt
2-4ft
Friday Night
Low: 54 °F
SE 11kt
2ft
Saturday
High: 64 °F
SSE 12kt
2ft
Saturday Night
Low: 54 °F
⇑N 21kt
2ft
Sunday
High: 59 °F
NNW 26kt
7ft
Sunday Night
Low: 47 °F
N 18kt
3-5ft
M.L.King Day
High: 56 °F
N 11kt
2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:58 am CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

This Afternoon

NW wind 20 to 26 kt. Sunny. Seas around 7 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 16 to 21 kt becoming NE 8 to 13 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Friday

ENE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

SE wind 7 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Saturday

SSE wind 7 to 12 kt. A slight chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

SSE wind 7 to 12 kt becoming N 16 to 21 kt after midnight. Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 19 to 26 kt. Showers likely, mainly before noon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 11 to 18 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

M.L.King Day

N wind 9 to 11 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 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.