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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 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.

GMZ800-170715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure ridging across the Florida peninsula and into the
eastern gulf will remain the dominant weather feature through the
weekend and into next week. Winds will remain around 10 knots or
less, seas 2 feet or less and rain-free conditions expected each day.

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GMZ830-170715-
Tampa Bay waters-
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

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GMZ836-170715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 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...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

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GMZ856-170715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southwest around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.

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GMZ876-170715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
around 5 knots late this evening, then becoming south around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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GMZ853-170715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot
at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

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GMZ873-170715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ850-170715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

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GMZ870-170715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
224 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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