| 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: 1021 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025 |  |
Today: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Tonight: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: north 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Saturday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: north 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Sunday: South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Sunday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Monday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Monday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Tuesday: Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of 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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