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Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM (GMZ856) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM (GMZ856)
Issued by: National Weather Service Tampa Bay, FL
Last Update: 336 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026


Tonight: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this evening and overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms late this evening and early morning.

Thursday: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Friday: East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Friday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Saturday: Southeast 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.

Saturday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Sunday: East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Monday: East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.







Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM (GMZ856)

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