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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 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.

GMZ800-210415-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure across the region will maintain dry weather with
winds less than 10 kts and seas 1 ft or less through the end of
the week and this upcoming weekend.  The only potential hazard
will be some early morning patchy fog near the coast.

&&

$$

GMZ830-210415-
Tampa Bay waters-
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ836-210415-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.

$$

GMZ856-210415-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ876-210415-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-210415-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north around
5 knots this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ873-210415-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-210415-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ870-210415-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1005 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$