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- Preliminary April 2026 Weather Summary
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ876) Issued by: National Weather Service Tampa Bay, FL Last Update: 825 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026 | |
| Overnight: West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 2 seconds. Friday: South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Friday Night: South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 2 seconds. Saturday: South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: west 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Sunday: North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Sunday Night: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Monday: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Monday Night: North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Tuesday: East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ876) | |
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