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

6NM NE Sanibel FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
High: 68 °F
NNW 18kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Low: 43 °F
NNW 18kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: 61 °F
NE 10kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 53 °F
NE 7kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 69 °F
NNE 7kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
NNW 8kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 67 °F
NW 14kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 43 °F
N 13kt
< 1ft
M.L.King Day
High: 60 °F
NNE 12kt
< 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

NNW wind 16 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Showers likely, mainly before noon. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 11 to 18 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NE wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

NNE wind around 7 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NNE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NW wind 8 to 14 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

N wind around 13 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

M.L.King Day

NNE wind 9 to 12 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.