Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Last Update: 935 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

6NM SE Sanibel FL

Marine Zone Forecast


This Afternoon
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Tonight
South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
Friday
South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Friday Night
South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers.
Saturday
Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
Sunday
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday Night
North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Monday
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.




Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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935 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026
 
 

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