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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 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.

GMZ800-141315-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Southeasterly winds will mostly remain in control over the
weekend and into next week as Atlantic high pressure remains in
control but winds will shift onshore during the afternoon hours
as the sea breeze develops. Wind speeds will primarily remain
around 10 kts with seas around 1-2 ft each day but wind speeds
could reach slightly stronger at times. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms will also be possible daily, mostly in the overnight
and morning hours before precipitation activity spreads over
lands areas during the afternoon hours.

&&

$$

GMZ830-141315-
Tampa Bay waters-
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-141315-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers likely this
evening. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...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 scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous
showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-141315-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the
morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers.
Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered
showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the
afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-141315-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. A
chance of showers early this evening, then isolated showers late
this evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Numerous
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Numerous showers. Isolated
thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers.
Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-141315-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning,
then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered
showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered
showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-141315-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms.
Isolated showers this evening, then scattered showers after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers. Isolated
thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-141315-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers.
Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-141315-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
803 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms.
Isolated showers this evening, then scattered showers after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers. Isolated
thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$