Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
457 FZUS52 KTBW 221846 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 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. GMZ800-230730- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Light winds and slight seas expected to continue as a weak and dry cold front moves across the region Sunday with winds shifting northerly. Weak high pressure to rebuild back over the waters early next week with easterly winds. A stronger but mainly dry cold front will move across the region mid week with winds and seas increasing mid to late week with hazardous conditions developing. && $$ GMZ830-230730- Tampa Bay waters- 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. $$ GMZ836-230730- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north late. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ856-230730- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. $$ GMZ876-230730- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. $$ GMZ853-230730- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. $$ GMZ873-230730- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$ GMZ850-230730- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. $$ GMZ870-230730- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 146 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$