Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 20, 07:00 AM CST until January 21, 09:00 AM CST

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

2NM NNW Tampa Bay FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Wednesday
High: 70 °F
ENE 16kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
Low: 61 °F
NE 12kt
1ft
Thursday
High: 72 °F
NE 9kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 63 °F
ENE 10kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 73 °F
ENE 6kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 65 °F
ENE 8kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 74 °F
ENE 8kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 66 °F
SSE 9kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 73 °F
SSW 14kt
1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:36 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

Wednesday

ENE wind 10 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NE wind 9 to 12 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday

NE wind 6 to 9 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

ENE wind 7 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

ENE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind around 8 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ENE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

W wind 7 to 9 kt becoming E in the evening. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

S wind 10 to 14 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. Seas around 1 ft.

*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.