FZUS52 KTBW 240024 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 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. GMZ800-241315- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS... Mainly southeast flow will continue through the end of the week before switching to southwest/west this weekend as a frontal boundary settles north of the area. Rain chances increase slightly for the weekend, but then diminish for early next week. No headlines are expected for the next several days. $$ GMZ830-241315- Tampa Bay waters- 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ836-241315- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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. $$ GMZ856-241315- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ876-241315- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ853-241315- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ873-241315- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ850-241315- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late this evening, then becoming southeast. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ870-241315- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 824 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. $$