Tracking Three Storms with Widespread Impacts this Week

A winter storm will bring snow and some ice to the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast today while strong thunderstorms will be possible in portions of Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Additional heavy mountain snow and gusty winds will continue in the Southwest from a second storm. A third storm will bring heavy coastal rain and mountain snow to California and the Northwest tonight into Friday.
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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Captiva FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight

SSE 6kt
< 1ft
Low: 65 °F
Wednesday

S 10kt
< 1ft
High: 74 °F
Wednesday
Night
NNW 18kt
< 1ft
Low: 59 °F
Thursday

N 20kt
1ft
High: 68 °F
Thursday
Night
NNE 16kt
1ft
Low: 50 °F
Friday

NNE 13kt
1ft
High: 68 °F
Friday
Night
NE 10kt
< 1ft
Low: 55 °F
Saturday

ENE 9kt
< 1ft
High: 71 °F
Saturday
Night
SE 10kt
< 1ft
Low: 62 °F

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:58 pm EST Jan 26, 2021
Forecast Valid: 6pm EST Jan 26, 2021-6pm EST Feb 2, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: Warm moist air over the relatively cooler shelf waters will create conditions favorable for sea fog to develop through tonight...with the best chance over the central and northern waters. A cold front will move across the waters Wednesday night with increasing north winds and building seas which will likely create advisory level conditions into Thursday. Winds and seas will begin to subside Thursday night. High pressure will hold over the waters Friday through Sunday with benign conditions expected. A cold front will push across the waters Sunday night with winds and seas again increasing in the wake of the front. Exercise caution levels likely with possible advisory level winds.

Tonight

SSE wind around 6 kt. Patchy fog. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

SSE wind 8 to 10 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Areas of fog before 1pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 8 to 18 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday

N wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NNE wind 14 to 16 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday

NNE wind 8 to 13 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NE wind around 10 kt. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ENE wind 7 to 9 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. 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.