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FZUS52 KTBW 091351
CWFTBW
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 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.
GMZ800-100215-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF FLORIDA WILL KEEP SOUTHEAST FLOW IN PLACE
TODAY AND MONDAY, TURNING ONSHORE NEAR THE COAST EACH AFTERNOON WITH
THE SEA BREEZE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 15 KNOTS
OUTSIDE OF DAILY THUNDERSTORMS. TUESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK, THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SOUTH AND WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA INTO THE EASTERN GULF, BRINGING IN DRIER AIR ALOFT WITH
LOWER RAIN CHANCES AND KEEPING WINDS AND SEAS BELOW HEADLINE
CRITERIA.
GMZ830-100215-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ836-100215-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ856-100215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ876-100215-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ853-100215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
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.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
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.
GMZ873-100215-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
GMZ850-100215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
EARLY, THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT
AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ870-100215-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
951 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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