Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

2NM NNE Manatee Nearshore Reef FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
Low: 53 °F
SE 6kt
< 1ft
Thursday
High: 71 °F
S 9kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 61 °F
S 6kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 73 °F
SSE 8kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 63 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 71 °F
W 8kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
NE 7kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 75 °F
NNW 8kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 62 °F
N 9kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:35 pm CST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

SE wind around 6 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday

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

Thursday Night

S wind around 6 kt. Patchy fog after 3am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

SSE wind 5 to 8 kt. A chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

SSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NW wind around 7 kt becoming NE after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NE wind around 8 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

N wind 7 to 9 kt becoming E in the evening. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves 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.