Late January Extreme Cold; Watching for Another East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

Well below normal temperatures will continue for the eastern half of the Lower 48 this week. Another blast of arctic air will spread from the Plains through the East/Southeast Friday into Saturday with more record lows expected even into Florida. Forecasts are being monitored for increasing potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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

For More Weather Information:

Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

6NM NE Sanibel FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
High: 60 °F
N 12kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Low: 43 °F
N 12kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
High: 61 °F
NNE 12kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 45 °F
N 12kt
< 1ft
Thursday
High: 64 °F
NNE 10kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 50 °F
NNE 7kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 65 °F
NW 8kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 53 °F
NW 15kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 60 °F
NW 20kt
1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:15 am CST Jan 27, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am CST Jan 27, 2026-6pm CST Feb 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Today

N wind around 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tonight

N wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

NNE wind 9 to 12 kt becoming NNW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

N wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday

NNE wind 7 to 10 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NNE wind around 7 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

NNE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind 7 to 15 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

NW wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 1 ft.

*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.