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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 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.

GMZ800-171915-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Marine conditions remain pleasant through the week as winds remain
below headlines. Light and variable overnight winds will shift NW
through the day, increasing slightly.

&&

$$

GMZ830-171915-
Tampa Bay waters-
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ836-171915-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Patchy dense fog
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ856-171915-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

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

$$

GMZ876-171915-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-171915-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ873-171915-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-171915-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ870-171915-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
138 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$