Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

2NM NNE Manatee Nearshore Reef FL

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
High: 72 °F
NNW 8kt
< 1ft
Tonight
Low: 59 °F
N 8kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 73 °F
⇑NW 8kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 60 °F
NNW 8kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 77 °F
E 7kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 63 °F
⇑SE 7kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 76 °F
S 16kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
W 14kt
< 1ft
Monday
High: 68 °F
NNW 22kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:37 am CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NNW wind around 8 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tonight

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

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind 6 to 8 kt becoming E after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

E wind 5 to 7 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

SE wind 8 to 16 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

S wind 10 to 14 kt becoming W after midnight. A chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday

WNW wind 15 to 22 kt becoming N in the afternoon. A chance of showers. 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.