| 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: 300 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 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. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late. Tonight: East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Sunday: Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Sunday Night: Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Monday: Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Monday Night: North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Tuesday: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Tuesday Night: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Wednesday: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. Numerous 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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