Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest
A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >
| 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: 256 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026 |  |
| Today: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. Tonight: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Sunday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Sunday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Monday: South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Monday Night: Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Tuesday: South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Tuesday Night: North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday: East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. 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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