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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 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.

GMZ800-070430-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Interaction between high pressure southeast of Florida and a frontal
boundary to the north will keep variable winds less than 15 knots
and seas 2 feet or less through Saturday evening. A chance of
showers will be possible through the day in the vicinity of and
south of the frontal boundary. There is also a possibility of some
early morning dense fog over the eastern gulf waters early Sunday
morning. During the day on Sunday, rain and storm chances increase
as the frontal boundary slowly shifts southward. This will bring
scattered to numerous showers and isolated storms over the eastern
Gulf waters. By early Monday afternoon, the front pushes southeast
of Florida and high pressure builds in from the northwest. This will
clear out the rain chances, but will bring some hazardous boating
conditions with breezy north-northeast winds around 15-20 knots and
seas up to 5 feet for the first half of next week. Pleasant boating
conditions expected mid to late next week with winds less than 10
knots and seas less than 2 feet.

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GMZ830-070430-
Tampa Bay waters-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers early, then a
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Areas of fog in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-070430-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Areas of fog after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-070430-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Areas of fog in the morning. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest 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 in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-070430-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-070430-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at
3 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Areas of fog in
the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-070430-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-070430-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers early, then a chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet,
building to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming
northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-070430-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning and early
afternoon, then a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and south
1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$