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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 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.

GMZ800-110715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A weak cold front will move through the region tonight, with
northwest winds increasing to exercise caution levels for portions
of the waters. Winds turn north through Thursday and then east
for the weekend, diminishing below headlines.

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GMZ830-110715-
Tampa Bay waters-
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy.

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GMZ836-110715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy.

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GMZ856-110715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 4 seconds, becoming northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast
1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.

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GMZ876-110715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, increasing to around
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

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GMZ853-110715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest
2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.

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GMZ873-110715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

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GMZ850-110715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds and west 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet
at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy.

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GMZ870-110715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
112 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 4 feet at
5 seconds and north 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southeast
1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

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