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 ENE Saint Petersburg FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Low: 53 °F
NE 17kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
High: 70 °F
ENE 14kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
Low: 60 °F
ENE 11kt
1ft
Thursday
High: 72 °F
NE 8kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 64 °F
ENE 9kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 74 °F
ENE 6kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 64 °F
ENE 7kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 76 °F
S 9kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 67 °F
SSE 9kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:17 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

Tonight

NE wind 15 to 17 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday

ENE wind 9 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

ENE wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday

NE wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

ENE wind 6 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

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

Friday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

SSW wind around 9 kt becoming SSE in the evening. Partly cloudy. 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.