Late January Extreme Cold; Watching for Another East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

Well below normal temperatures will continue for the eastern half of the Lower 48 this week. Another blast of arctic air will spread from the Plains through the East/Southeast Friday into Saturday with more record lows expected even into Florida. Forecasts are being monitored for increasing potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 26, 06:00 AM CST until January 27, 12:00 PM CST

For More Weather Information:

Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

47NM SW Cedar Key FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tuesday
High: 52 °F
N 19kt
3-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
Low: 48 °F
N 12kt
2ft
Wednesday
High: 55 °F
N 12kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 50 °F
NNW 12kt
2ft
Thursday
High: 56 °F
NNE 10kt
1-2ft
Thursday Night
Low: 52 °F
ENE 8kt
1ft
Friday
High: 60 °F
SSE 11kt
1ft
Friday Night
Low: 44 °F
NNW 22kt
4ft
Saturday
High: 52 °F
NW 27kt
8ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:35 pm CST Jan 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am CST Jan 27, 2026-6pm CST Feb 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Tuesday

N wind 11 to 19 kt. Sunny. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Tuesday Night

N wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday

N wind around 12 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 10 to 12 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday

NNE wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 5 to 8 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday

E wind 8 to 11 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. A chance of showers after noon. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday Night

SSE wind 12 to 22 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Showers. Seas 1 ft building to 4 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 22 to 27 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 5 ft building to 8 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.