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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Issued by National Weather Service Melbourne FL
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

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.

GMZ800-110715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
Light east to southeast winds will remain over the waters for the
next several days except with a turn onshore with the sea breeze
each afternoon. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected
each day, mainly late in the day and during the evening hours as
storms move generally toward the west.

$$

GMZ830-110715-
Tampa Bay waters-
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
late this evening and overnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening.
.FRIDAY...Southeast 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then scattered showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous
showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-110715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly this evening.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous
showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-110715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly this
evening.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in
the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers.
Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-110715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms until early morning, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers.
Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-110715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
late this evening and overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 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. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered
showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. 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. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 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.

$$

GMZ873-110715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late
this evening and overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
late this evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered
showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-110715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south late
this evening and overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then
isolated showers and thunderstorms late this evening.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.
Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly
in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast 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 smooth. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.

$$

GMZ870-110715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms this evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$