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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 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.

GMZ800-022015-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Isolated showers will be possible today and tonight over the
coastal waters as a weak cold front moves south through the
waters. Winds will increase to around Small Craft Advisory or
Small Craft Exercise Caution levels Monday and Tuesday behind the
front. High pressure then builds in from the north Wednesday and
Thursday, with northeast and east winds expected to hold less than
headline criteria.

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GMZ830-022015-
Tampa Bay waters-
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers late.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

$$

GMZ836-022015-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

$$

GMZ856-022015-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late. 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.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and northwest
2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

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GMZ876-022015-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late. Seas
around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming north 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds,
becoming north 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ853-022015-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north this afternoon.
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.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ873-022015-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and
west 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming north 5 feet at
6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ850-022015-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming north 2 feet at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance
of showers.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ870-022015-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
300 AM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and
west 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming north 2 feet at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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