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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 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.

GMZ800-071315-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Light southeast through southwest winds will remain over the
eastern gulf waters, which will translate to showers and
thunderstorms remaining possible at really anytime across the
coastal waters. However, the greatest chances will reside during
the overnight and early morning hours. This pattern will repeat
for the next several days, with some gusty winds in the vicinity
of storms creating locally hazardous winds and seas. Otherwise,
winds and seas should remain fairly light.

&&

$$

GMZ830-071315-
Tampa Bay waters-
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms early this evening, then isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and
numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers and
numerous thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-071315-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers.
Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous
showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous
showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-071315-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet early this evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...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. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then
numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Numerous showers. Numerous
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers. Numerous
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-071315-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet early this evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous
showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Numerous showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous
showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-071315-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...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. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY 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. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the
morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
.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 and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Numerous showers. Numerous
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
3 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers. Numerous
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then
numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-071315-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then scattered
showers and thunderstorms late this evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Numerous showers
and scattered thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Numerous showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-071315-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms early this evening, then isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Scattered showers and thunderstorms late.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers. Numerous thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and numerous thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-071315-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
838 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms early this evening, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms late this evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Numerous showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming northeast
1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous
showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers.
Numerous thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot
or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$