


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
302 FZUS52 KTBW 170545 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 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. GMZ800-171815- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure north of the area will produce rain-free conditions and prevailing east-northeast winds around 10-15 knots through the day, with some brief periods of increasing winds to Cautionary level through Saturday night. The only chance of any showers will come on Sunday as a weak front moves across the eastern gulf waters. High pressure then builds back into the area for the first half of next week with pleasant weather expected. && $$ GMZ830-171815- Tampa Bay waters- 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ836-171815- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ856-171815- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ876-171815- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ853-171815- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ873-171815- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ850-171815- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, then Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ870-171815- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 145 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. $$