fzus52 kkey 180913
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coastal waters forecast for the florida keys
national weather service key west fl
513 am edt tue aug 18 2026

florida bay, hawk channel and straits of florida from ocean reef
to south of dry tortugas, and the extreme southeastern gulf of
america, including the florida keys national marine sanctuary

seas are given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

the wave detail section highlights the period and direction of
origin for the highest-energy waves, as well as any long-period
swells moving in a different direction than the wind.


gmz052>055-072>075-182115-
straits of florida from ocean reef to craig key out 20 nm-
straits of florida from craig key to west end of seven mile
bridge out 20 nm-
straits of florida from west end of seven mile bridge to south of
halfmoon shoal out 20 nm-
straits of florida from halfmoon shoal to 20 nm west of dry
tortugas out 20 nm-
straits of florida from ocean reef to craig key 20 to 60 nm out-
straits of florida from craig key to west end of seven mile
bridge 20 to 60 nm out-
straits of florida from west end of seven mile bridge to south of
halfmoon shoal 20 to 60 nm out-
straits of florida from halfmoon shoal to 20 nm west of dry
tortugas 20 to 60 nm out-
513 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...northeast to east winds near 5 knots, becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet. wave detail: east 1 foot at 4 
seconds. 
.tonight...northwest to north winds 5 to 10 knots. seas around
1 to 2 feet. wave detail: east 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.wednesday...northwest to north winds near 5 knots. seas around 1
foot. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet.
.thursday...south to southwest winds near 5 knots, becoming west
to northwest around 5 knots. seas around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast. seas 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...east to southeast winds near 5 knots. seas around 1 
foot. 
.friday night...east to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2
feet. a slight chance of showers. 
.saturday...east to southeast winds near 5 knots. seas around
1 foot. 
.saturday night...east to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to
2 feet. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

$$

fzus52 kkey 180913
cwfkey
expires:202608182115;;929259

coastal waters forecast for the florida keys
national weather service key west fl
513 am edt tue aug 18 2026

florida bay, hawk channel and straits of florida from ocean reef
to south of dry tortugas, and the extreme southeastern gulf of
america, including the florida keys national marine sanctuary

seas are given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

the wave detail section highlights the period and direction of
origin for the highest-energy waves, as well as any long-period
swells moving in a different direction than the wind.


gmz032-035-182115-
bayside and gulfside from craig key to west end of seven mile
bridge-
gulf of america from west end of seven mile bridge to halfmoon
shoal out to 5 fathoms-
513 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...north winds near 5 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10
knots. seas 1 foot or less. nearshore waters smooth, becoming
smooth to a light chop. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots.
seas around 1 foot. nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, 
becoming smooth to a light chop. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 foot or less.
nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots. seas around 1 foot. nearshore waters a light to 
moderate chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 
.thursday...west winds near 5 knots. seas 1 foot or less.
nearshore waters smooth. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.thursday night...west winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to
south. seas 1 foot or less. nearshore waters smooth. a slight 
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.friday...south to southwest winds near 5 knots. seas 1 foot or
less. nearshore waters smooth. 
.friday night...southeast winds near 5 knots. seas 1 foot or
less. nearshore waters smooth. a slight chance of showers. 
.saturday...south winds near 5 knots. seas 1 foot or less.
nearshore waters smooth. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.saturday night...southeast winds near 5 knots. seas 1 foot or
less. nearshore waters smooth. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 

$$

fzus52 kkey 180913
cwfkey
expires:202608182115;;929262

coastal waters forecast for the florida keys
national weather service key west fl
513 am edt tue aug 18 2026

florida bay, hawk channel and straits of florida from ocean reef
to south of dry tortugas, and the extreme southeastern gulf of
america, including the florida keys national marine sanctuary

seas are given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

the wave detail section highlights the period and direction of
origin for the highest-energy waves, as well as any long-period
swells moving in a different direction than the wind.


gmz033-034-182115-
gulf of america from east cape sable to chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm
out and beyond 5 fathoms-
gulf of america including dry tortugas and rebecca shoal channel-
513 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...north winds 5 to 10 knots. seas around 1 foot. wave 
detail: northwest to north 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas around 1 foot.
wave detail: northwest to north 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet.
wave detail: northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to
2 feet. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas around 1 foot. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.thursday night...west to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
south. seas around 1 foot. a slight chance of showers and 
thunderstorms. 
.friday...southwest to west winds near 5 knots. seas around
1 foot. 
.friday night...northeast winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast
to south. seas around 1 foot. a slight chance of showers and 
thunderstorms. 
.saturday...southwest winds near 5 knots. seas around 1 foot. a 
slight chance of showers. 
.saturday night...north winds near 5 knots, becoming southeast to
south. seas around 1 foot. a slight chance of showers. 

$$

fzus52 kkey 180913
cwfkey
expires:202608182115;;929258

coastal waters forecast for the florida keys
national weather service key west fl
513 am edt tue aug 18 2026

florida bay, hawk channel and straits of florida from ocean reef
to south of dry tortugas, and the extreme southeastern gulf of
america, including the florida keys national marine sanctuary

seas are given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

the wave detail section highlights the period and direction of
origin for the highest-energy waves, as well as any long-period
swells moving in a different direction than the wind.


gmz031-182115-
florida bay including barnes sound, blackwater sound, and
buttonwood sound-
513 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...northwest winds near 5 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots.
bay waters smooth, becoming smooth to a light chop.
.tonight...west to northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northwest 5 to 10 knots. bay waters a light to moderate chop, 
becoming smooth to a light chop. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest to
west. bay waters smooth to a light chop. 
.wednesday night...west to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. bay
waters smooth to a light chop. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.thursday...southwest to west winds 5 to 10 knots. bay waters
smooth to a light chop. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.thursday night...southwest winds near 5 knots, becoming
southeast to south. bay waters smooth. a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. 
.friday...south to southwest winds near 5 knots. bay waters
smooth. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.friday night...southeast to south winds near 5 knots. bay waters
smooth. a slight chance of showers. 
.saturday...south winds near 5 knots. bay waters smooth. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.saturday night...southeast winds near 5 knots. bay waters
smooth. a slight chance of showers. 

$$

fzus52 kmfl 180806
cwfmfl
expires:202608182100;;926347

coastal waters forecast for florida
national weather service miami fl
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

atlantic coastal waters from jupiter inlet to ocean reef out to
60 nm and gulf coastal waters from east cape sable to chokoloskee
out 20 nm and chokoloskee to bonita beach out 60 nm...including the
waters of biscayne bay and lake okeechobee.

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 


amz651-671-182100-
coastal waters from deerfield beach to ocean reef fl out 20 nm-
waters from deerfield beach to ocean reef fl from 20 to 60 nm
excluding the territorial waters of bahamas-
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less. wave
detail: nw 1 foot at 2 seconds. intracoastal waters light chop. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas less than 2 ft or less. wave detail: sw 1 foot at
2 seconds. intracoastal waters light chop. 
.wed...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 3 seconds. intracoastal waters light chop. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less. wave
detail: sw 1 foot at 2 seconds and n 1 foot at 5 seconds.
intracoastal waters light chop. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less. wave detail:
sw 1 foot at 3 seconds. intracoastal waters light chop. 
.thu night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less. wave
detail: s 1 foot at 2 seconds. intracoastal waters light chop. 
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less. intracoastal
waters light chop. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less.
intracoastal waters light chop. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less. intracoastal
waters light chop. 
.sat night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less.
intracoastal waters light chop. a chance of showers and tstms late. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmfl 180806
cwfmfl
expires:202608182100;;926348

coastal waters forecast for florida
national weather service miami fl
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

atlantic coastal waters from jupiter inlet to ocean reef out to
60 nm and gulf coastal waters from east cape sable to chokoloskee
out 20 nm and chokoloskee to bonita beach out 60 nm...including the
waters of biscayne bay and lake okeechobee.

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 


gmz656-657-676-182100-
coastal waters from chokoloskee to bonita beach fl out 20 nm-
coastal waters from east cape sable to chokoloskee fl out 20 nm-
waters from chokoloskee to bonita beach fl from 20 to 60 nm-
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

...small craft should exercise caution...

.today...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. seas less than 2 ft or less. wave
detail: nw 1 foot at 3 seconds. bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. 
.tonight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 4 seconds. bay and inland waters a moderate chop. 
.wed...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
4 seconds. bay and inland waters a moderate chop. 
.wed night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 4 seconds. bay and inland waters light chop. a
chance of showers and tstms. 
.thu...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds. bay and inland
waters light chop. a chance of showers and tstms until late
afternoon. 
.thu night...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 5 seconds. bay and inland waters light chop. 
.fri...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas less than 2 ft or less. bay and inland waters light
chop. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
less than 2 ft or less. bay and inland waters light chop. 
.sat...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas less than 2 ft or less. bay and inland waters light
chop. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
less than 2 ft or less. bay and inland waters light chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmfl 180806
cwfmfl
expires:202608182100;;926349

coastal waters forecast for florida
national weather service miami fl
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

atlantic coastal waters from jupiter inlet to ocean reef out to
60 nm and gulf coastal waters from east cape sable to chokoloskee
out 20 nm and chokoloskee to bonita beach out 60 nm...including the
waters of biscayne bay and lake okeechobee.

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 


amz610-182100-
lake okeechobee-
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...w winds 5 to 10 kt. lake waters light chop. a slight chance
of showers and tstms late. 
.tonight...w winds 5 to 10 kt. lake waters light chop. 
.wed...w winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. lake waters light chop. tstms likely with a chance of
showers late. 
.wed night...w winds around 5 kt. lake waters smooth. a chance of
showers and tstms early in the evening. 
.thu...w winds around 5 kt. lake waters smooth. a chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds around 5 kt. lake waters smooth. a chance of
showers and tstms early in the evening. 
.fri...sw winds around 5 kt. lake waters smooth. showers and tstms
likely in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds around 5 kt, becoming sw after midnight. lake
waters light chop. showers and tstms likely early in the evening. 
.sat...sw winds around 5 kt. lake waters smooth. a chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. lake waters light chop. a chance
of showers and tstms early in the evening.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmfl 180806
cwfmfl
expires:202608182100;;926350

coastal waters forecast for florida
national weather service miami fl
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

atlantic coastal waters from jupiter inlet to ocean reef out to
60 nm and gulf coastal waters from east cape sable to chokoloskee
out 20 nm and chokoloskee to bonita beach out 60 nm...including the
waters of biscayne bay and lake okeechobee.

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 


amz630-182100-
biscayne bay-
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. a moderate chop. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. a moderate chop. 
.wed...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. a moderate chop. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. light chop. a chance of showers
and tstms early in the evening. 
.thu...sw winds around 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. light
chop. a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. light chop. a chance of showers and
tstms early in the evening. 
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt. light chop. a chance of showers and tstms
in the afternoon. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. light chop. a chance of showers and
tstms early in the evening. 
.sat...s winds around 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. light
chop. a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. light chop. a chance of showers and
tstms early in the evening.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmfl 180806
cwfmfl
expires:202608182100;;926346

coastal waters forecast for florida
national weather service miami fl
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

atlantic coastal waters from jupiter inlet to ocean reef out to
60 nm and gulf coastal waters from east cape sable to chokoloskee
out 20 nm and chokoloskee to bonita beach out 60 nm...including the
waters of biscayne bay and lake okeechobee.

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 


amz650-670-182100-
coastal waters from jupiter inlet to deerfield beach fl out 20 nm-
waters from jupiter inlet to deerfield beach fl from 20 to 60 nm-
406 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n this afternoon. seas around
2 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 3 seconds. intracoastal waters light
chop. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas less
than 2 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw
1 foot at 3 seconds and n 1 foot at 5 seconds. intracoastal waters
light chop. 
.wed...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 5 seconds. intracoastal waters
light chop. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: n
1 foot at 5 seconds. intracoastal waters light chop. 
.thu...s winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas less than 2 ft or less. wave detail: sw 1 foot at
4 seconds. intracoastal waters light chop. a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less. wave
detail: s 1 foot at 4 seconds. intracoastal waters light chop. 
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less. intracoastal
waters light chop. a chance of showers and tstms late. 
.fri night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less.
intracoastal waters light chop. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less. intracoastal
waters light chop. 
.sat night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas less than 2 ft or less.
intracoastal waters light chop. a chance of showers and tstms late. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmlb 180655
cwfmlb
expires:202608181915;;923614

coastal waters forecast for east central florida
national weather service melbourne fl
255 am edt tue aug 18 2026

atlantic coastal waters from flagler beach to jupiter inlet out 60 nm.

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
one third of the waves, along with the occasional height of the 
average highest ten percent of the waves.


amz555-181915-
sebastian inlet to jupiter inlet 0-20 nm-
255 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east early this
afternoon, becoming south late. seas 1 to 2 feet. wave detail:
northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
a light chop on the intracoastal waters. a chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet. wave
detail: northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. seas 1 to 2 feet. wave detail: northwest 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. a light chop on the
intracoastal waters. a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south winds around 5 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet.
wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot
at 8 seconds. smooth on the intracoastal waters. 
.thursday...south winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. seas 1 to 2 feet. wave detail: southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. a light chop on the
intracoastal waters. a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.thursday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet.
wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot
at 8 seconds. mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.friday...southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. seas 1 to 2 feet. a light chop on the intracoastal
waters. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.friday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet.
mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. seas 1 to 2 feet. a light chop on the intracoastal
waters. a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. seas 1 to 2 feet. a light chop on
the intracoastal waters. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus52 kmlb 180655
cwfmlb
expires:202608181915;;923617

coastal waters forecast for east central florida
national weather service melbourne fl
255 am edt tue aug 18 2026

atlantic coastal waters from flagler beach to jupiter inlet out 60 nm.

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
one third of the waves, along with the occasional height of the 
average highest ten percent of the waves.


amz575-181915-
sebastian inlet to jupiter inlet 20-60 nm-
255 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...west winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
early this afternoon, becoming southwest late. seas 2 to 3 feet.
wave detail: northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
4 seconds. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet. wave
detail: north 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 1 foot at 9 seconds. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 feet. wave detail: southeast 2 feet at
4 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 2 feet. wave
detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. 
.thursday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet. wave
detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at
4 seconds. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.thursday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet.
wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at
8 seconds. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. seas 1 to 2 feet. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.friday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. seas 1 to 2 feet. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 1 to 2 feet. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus52 ktbw 180818
cwftbw
expires:202608182115;;927273

coastal waters forecast for florida
national weather service tampa bay ruskin fl
418 am edt tue aug 18 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.


gmz856-182115-
coastal waters from bonita beach to englewood fl out 20 nm-
418 am edt tue aug 18 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet this afternoon. wave detail: northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. bay and inland waters a moderate chop. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. seas around 2 feet.
wave detail: northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. seas around 2 feet.
wave detail: northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. seas
around 2 feet. wave detail: northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. bay
and inland waters a moderate chop. scattered showers and
thunderstorms. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas around 2 feet.
wave detail: northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. bay and inland waters
light chop. scattered showers and thunderstorms. 
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots. seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. wave detail: northwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. bay and inland waters light chop. isolated
thunderstorms. isolated showers in the evening, then scattered
showers after midnight. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 foot or less. bay
and inland waters light chop. isolated thunderstorms. scattered
showers, mainly in the morning. 
.friday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 foot or
less. bay and inland waters light chop. isolated showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 1 foot or less.
bay and inland waters light chop. isolated showers and
thunderstorms. 

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$