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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 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.

GMZ800-040615-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Northeast winds tonight become easterly by tomorrow afternoon,
with no headlines expected. Winds then turn southerly Friday into
the weekend with benign conditions continuing, though rain chances
will increase across the waters for Saturday and Sunday.

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GMZ830-040615-
Tampa Bay waters-
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-040615-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-040615-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast late.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds and north
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 2 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-040615-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
morning.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-040615-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast late.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds and north
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at
7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming east
1 foot at 2 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon.
Bay and inland waters choppy.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-040615-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast late.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and
north 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and west 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-040615-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-040615-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1256 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at
4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$