Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM (GMZ853) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM (GMZ853)
Issued by: National Weather Service Tampa Bay, FL
Last Update: 841 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026
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Overnight: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: north 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

Tuesday: North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: north 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: north 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Wednesday: Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.

Wednesday Night: West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave detail: northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming west 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.

Thursday: Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: west 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northwest 7 feet at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters rough. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

Thursday Night: Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters rough.

Friday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

Friday Night: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Saturday: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.







Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM (GMZ853)

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