Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 15, 12:00 AM CST until January 16, 12:00 AM CST

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

Saint Petersburg FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
High: 60 °F
NW 20kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Low: 43 °F
NNW 17kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: 57 °F
NE 9kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 50 °F
⇑ENE 6kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 66 °F
ENE 6kt⇓
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 54 °F
NNW 11kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 61 °F
NNW 16kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
NNW 13kt
1ft
M.L.King Day
High: 55 °F
N 9kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:36 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1am CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH

Thursday

NW wind 14 to 20 kt. A chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 10 to 17 kt becoming NE after midnight. Clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday

NE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ENE around 6 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

NW wind 5 to 11 kt becoming E after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NNW wind 12 to 16 kt. A chance of showers before noon. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 10 to 13 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

M.L.King Day

N wind 7 to 9 kt. Sunny. 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.