Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East
A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ876) Issued by: National Weather Service Tampa Bay, FL Last Update: 820 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026 |  |
| Rest Of Tonight: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 3 seconds. Sunday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Sunday Night: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. Monday: West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Monday Night: North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave detail: northwest 8 feet at 6 seconds, becoming north 9 feet at 8 seconds. Tuesday: North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: northwest 9 feet at 8 seconds and north 5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 8 feet at 7 seconds. Tuesday Night: North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wednesday: North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wednesday Night: North winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Thursday: North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ876) | |
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