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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 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.

GMZ800-180315-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure continue to dominate across the area. Winds will
continue out of the southeast through the period mainly between 5
to 10 knots. The only exception to this will be this afternoon in
the offshore waters where winds could get to 10 to 15 knots.
Southeasterly flow will bring the best chance for thunderstorms in
the evening and overnight hours as storms get pushed off the
coast.

&&

$$

GMZ830-180315-
Tampa Bay waters-
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-180315-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
late. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-180315-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-180315-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-180315-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West
1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-180315-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-180315-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers
early, then a slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-180315-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1001 AM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$