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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 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.

GMZ800-261315-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Elevated ENE winds will begin to diminish this evening. By
Monday, the high pressure driving the elevated winds will move
further south, helping to decrease winds further.

&&

$$

GMZ830-261315-
Tampa Bay waters-
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast 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, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ836-261315-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ856-261315-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ876-261315-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet
at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 4 seconds and northeast
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-261315-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming north 1 foot
at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ873-261315-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet
at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming northeast
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-261315-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ870-261315-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
730 PM EST Sat Jan 25 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and west
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$