


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
386 FZUS52 KTBW 160754 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 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. GMZ800-162015- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS... South to southeasterly winds around 5 to 10 knots will prevail for much of our work week as ridging stays to our north. Best chance of showers and storms over the Gulf will be in the evening and overnight hours as storms start to move off the land. Winds will shift more northeasterly on Friday as the ridge shift a little closer to Florida. && $$ GMZ830-162015- Tampa Bay waters- 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ836-162015- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. 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. .TUESDAY...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 with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South 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. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .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...West 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 southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ856-162015- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...South 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. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South 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...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. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 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. $$ GMZ876-162015- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 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 with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ853-162015- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...South 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. .TONIGHT...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. .TUESDAY...South 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 with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY 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. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. 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...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest 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. $$ GMZ873-162015- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...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. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. 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 around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ850-162015- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a chance of thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...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 chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY 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. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 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. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest 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. $$ GMZ870-162015- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 354 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a chance of thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. 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. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$