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Manatee Nearshore Reef FL

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High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Last Update: 6:47 pm CDT Aug 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm CDT Aug 18, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 25, 2026

Tonight

W wind around 10 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

WNW wind 10 to 13 kt. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 6 to 10 kt. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday

WNW wind 6 to 10 kt. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

SW wind 6 to 8 kt. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

SW wind 6 to 11 kt. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SW wind 6 to 8 kt. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Seas 1 ft or less.

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.