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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 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.
GMZ800-102030-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF FLORIDA WILL KEEP SOUTHEAST FLOW IN PLACE
TODAY, TURNING ONSHORE NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE
SEA BREEZE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 15 KNOTS OUTSIDE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. TUESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, THE RIDGE
WILL SHIFT WEST INTO THE EASTERN GULF, BRINGING IN DRIER AIR
ALOFT WITH LOWER RAIN CHANCES.
GMZ830-102030-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
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. 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.
GMZ836-102030-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
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 WEST 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
NORTH 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ856-102030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH LATE. SEAS
AROUND 2 FEET THIS MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTH 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
4 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
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. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT
AT 3 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, 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.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ876-102030-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST 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 NORTHEAST 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. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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.
GMZ853-102030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
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
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 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: NORTH 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. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ873-102030-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET THIS MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 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
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS.
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.
GMZ850-102030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
5 KNOTS 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
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. 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.
GMZ870-102030-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
326 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. 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 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
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
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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