Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 18, 06:00 PM CST

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

2NM NNE Manatee Nearshore Reef FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Low: 44 °F
NNW 17kt
< 1ft
M.L.King Day
High: 60 °F
NNE 13kt
< 1ft
Monday Night
Low: 45 °F
NNE 14kt
< 1ft
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
NNE 14kt
< 1ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 51 °F
NE 14kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
High: 73 °F
NE 12kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 60 °F
ENE 10kt
< 1ft
Thursday
High: 71 °F
N 13kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 58 °F
NE 12kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:33 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 25, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

Tonight

NNW wind 12 to 17 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

M.L.King Day

NNE wind 11 to 13 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

NNE wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

NNE wind 12 to 14 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NE wind around 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

NE wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

ENE wind around 10 kt. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday

ENE wind 9 to 13 kt becoming N in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NE wind around 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. 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.