FZUS52 KTBW 232348 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 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. GMZ800-241215- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS... West to southwest winds will remain over the waters for the next couple of days then shift to southerly during midweek and eventually southeast next weekend. No headlines are expected as winds should remain 15 knots, except gusty and erratic near scattered showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ830-241215- Tampa Bay waters- 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots late. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this evening. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ836-241215- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms early this evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms late this evening. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ856-241215- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms early this evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms late this evening. .MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 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. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ876-241215- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this evening. .MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ853-241215- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ873-241215- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ850-241215- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ870-241215- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 748 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$