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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 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.

GMZ800-290630-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Gusty winds will continue through tomorrow, leading to hazardous
marine conditions across coastal waters with seas of up to 8 feet.
As the winds decrease over the weekend, seas will begin to decrease
as well. However, another approaching front early next week will
again lead to a period of gusty winds and elevated seas for Tuesday
and Wednesday, along with showers and thunderstorms.

&&

$$

GMZ830-290630-
Tampa Bay waters-
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots
late this evening and overnight. Bay and inland waters rough.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay
and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance
of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

$$

GMZ836-290630-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance
of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

$$

GMZ856-290630-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
Bay and inland waters rough.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 7 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance
of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ876-290630-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
North 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4
to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6
seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and
north 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ853-290630-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 7 seconds.
Bay and inland waters rough.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3
to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5
seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 4 seconds and north 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ873-290630-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
North 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at 6 seconds, becoming
northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of
showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-290630-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 2
to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...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. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland
waters choppy. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-290630-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1246 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3
to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5
seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$