| 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: 1031 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 | |
| Today: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Tonight: South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Friday: East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Saturday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Sunday: Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Sunday Night: Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Monday: Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. 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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