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FZUS52 KTBW 131354
CWFTBW
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE
SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS...MARINE FORECASTS ARE ISSUED AT
LEAST FOUR TIMES A DAY. BOATERS ON EXTENDED TRIPS SHOULD
ROUTINELY MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECAST ISSUANCES AND UPDATES FOR
THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION.
THE WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS
THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE WAVES. THE HIGHEST
WAVES MAY RARELY BE TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. THE WINDS
AND SEAS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE HIGHER THAN FORECAST.
GMZ800-140215-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
SYNOPSIS
LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS PREVAIL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WITH LOW
RAIN CHANCES FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM TAMPA BAY SOUTHWARD. OUTSIDE
OF ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS, THERE NO
OTHER SIGNFICANT MARINE CONCERNS THIS WEEK.
GMZ830-140215-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ836-140215-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST EARLY, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ856-140215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST LATE.
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ876-140215-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN
AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
GMZ853-140215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS
AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ873-140215-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ850-140215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ870-140215-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
954 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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