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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
806 PM 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.
GMZ800-101230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
806 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF FLORIDA WILL KEEP SOUTHEAST FLOW IN PLACE
THROUGH MONDAY, TURNING ONSHORE NEAR THE COAST IN THE 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.
GMZ830-101230-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
806 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS 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 AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ836-101230-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
806 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
EAST 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 NORTH
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. 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
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ856-101230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
806 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST.
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 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. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT
AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. 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, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST 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.
GMZ876-101230-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
806 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING AROUND
10 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING,
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ853-101230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
806 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST. SEAS
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
THIS 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. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 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
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 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. 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
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ873-101230-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
806 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST.
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST 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 SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST 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.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ850-101230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
806 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST.
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY THIS EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT
AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
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
3 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. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
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.
GMZ870-101230-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
806 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST LATE THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING EAST. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 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: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS.
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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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