Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
973 FZUS52 KTBW 271813 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 Gulf coastal waters from Bonita Beach to the mouth of the Suwannee River out to 60 NM. Important notice to mariners...marine forecasts are issued at least four times a day. Boaters on extended trips should routinely monitor subsequent forecast issuances and updates for the latest marine weather information. The wave heights are forecast as significant wave height which is the average of the highest one-third of the waves. The highest waves may rarely be twice the significant wave height. The winds and seas near thunderstorms may be higher than forecast. GMZ800-280715- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Some shower and thunderstorm activity will continue to linger over southern coastal waters to the south of a stalled frontal boundary. As this boundary lifts back north over the next couple days, rain chances will again start to increase across coastal waters. The most- likely time-frame for storms will be overnight through about midday. Despite a weak front being in the vicinity, winds and seas remain light outside of thunderstorms. && $$ GMZ830-280715- Tampa Bay waters- 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this evening. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ836-280715- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening, then isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Isolated showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ856-280715- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms until early morning, then isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY 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. .SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ876-280715- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ853-280715- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms until early morning. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest 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. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ873-280715- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers. Numerous thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ850-280715- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this evening. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated showers. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ870-280715- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 213 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers late. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers. Numerous thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$