Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 26, 06:00 AM CST until January 27, 12:00 PM CST

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

6NM NE Sanibel FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Sunday
High: 74 °F
S 14kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 67 °F
S 10kt
< 1ft
Monday
High: 71 °F
NW 18kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
Low: 45 °F
N 19kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
High: 60 °F
N 16kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
Low: 46 °F
NNE 11kt
1-2ft
Wednesday
High: 62 °F
NW 12kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 46 °F
N 12kt
< 1ft
Thursday
High: 62 °F
N 10kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:16 am CST Jan 25, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4am CST Jan 25, 2026-6pm CST Jan 31, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH

Sunday

S wind 9 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

S wind around 10 kt. A slight chance of showers after 5am. Patchy fog between midnight and 5am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday

SSW wind 10 to 18 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. A chance of showers before noon. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 17 to 19 kt becoming N after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 9 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNE wind 9 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNE wind 8 to 12 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

N wind 10 to 12 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday

N wind around 10 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.