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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 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.

GMZ800-012030-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Weak flow today will turn to mainly southwesterly and southerly
tonight through the rest of the week, with scattered to widespread
showers and thunderstorms each day. Wind speeds will generally
remain less than headline criteria, although daily thunderstorms
will produce locally gusty winds and hazardous boating conditions.

&&

$$

GMZ830-012030-
Tampa Bay waters-
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Widespread showers.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-012030-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms late this morning. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in
the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers,
mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Widespread showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-012030-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then
scattered showers and thunderstorms late this morning and
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-012030-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Numerous showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-012030-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest late.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and
west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers this morning, then
numerous showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Widespread showers.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-012030-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds and
south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Numerous showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Numerous
showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms.
Widespread showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Numerous showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Scattered
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-012030-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers early
this morning, then numerous showers late this morning and
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
Widespread showers.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Widespread showers.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-012030-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
406 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms.
Widespread showers.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Widespread showers
and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Widespread
showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Widespread showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms.
Widespread showers.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous
showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$