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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 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.

GMZ800-151345-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure will continue to sit across the area through the
week and into our Saturday keeping us rain free with clear skies.
Winds will remain out of the northerly direction between 10 to 15
knots through Wednesday. By Thursday a cold front will push off
the east coast of the US however it should stay to our north. Even
through it will stay to our north it will result in a tightening
pressure gradient which will result in winds picking up to 15 to
20 knots through Saturday.

&&

$$

GMZ830-151345-
Tampa Bay waters-
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ836-151345-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-151345-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast 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: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-151345-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-151345-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming north 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-151345-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast with
gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-151345-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-151345-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
832 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$