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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
933 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.

GMZ800-170230-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
933 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Coastal showers and thunderstorms will continue, but likely on a
more limited basis over the next couple days as drier air moves
across the region. An ESE wind generally less than 15 knots will
be dominant, turning onshore along the coast in the afternoon.
However, expect higher winds and seas near and around storms.

&&

$$

GMZ830-170230-
Tampa Bay waters-
933 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
late. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-170230-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
933 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-170230-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
933 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...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.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. Scattered
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. Scattered showers and 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. Scattered 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.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered 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.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-170230-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
933 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-170230-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
933 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest
late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered 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. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 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, mainly in the morning.
.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. Scattered
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. Scattered
showers and 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. Scattered 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. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-170230-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
933 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms early, then isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
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. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
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. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-170230-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
933 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.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. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.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. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.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. Scattered 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.
Scattered 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.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-170230-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
933 AM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at
6 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered showers and
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. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$