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Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM

GMZ850 · Coastal Waters Forecast · National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL · Issued 350 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
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Forecast
Tonight
East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms this evening, then scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
Sunday
Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots overnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Monday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Monday Night
East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to around 10 knots overnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Tuesday
East winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Showers and numerous thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms after midnight.
Wednesday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Showers.
Wednesday Night
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Showers.
Thursday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Synopsis
Surface high pressure will hold northeast of the waters through the weekend while a surface trough develops over the western Gulf. This will keep east and southeast winds in place. A cold front will push into the northeastern Gulf on Monday then stall out over the central waters by Wednesday, bringing an increase in storm chances and increasing winds over the northeastern Gulf to Cautionary, possibly Advisory levels.
Source: National Weather Service Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF), issued 350 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026, valid until Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:00 UTC. Original text · All zones