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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 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.

GMZ800-121915-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

As winds subside, wave heights will also decrease today. However,
small craft should continue to exercise caution through the morning
as it will take several hours for seas to subside, even as the winds
decrease. Quieter marine weather is expected for the next several
days as a northerly and eventually more northeasterly flow prevails
through the week. With the northeast flow especially, there will be
periods of gustier winds from near sunset through about midnight
each night. This favors seas increasing by about a foot or so
through the overnight hours before gradually decreasing towards
morning.

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GMZ830-121915-
Tampa Bay waters-
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...North 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. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

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GMZ836-121915-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

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GMZ856-121915-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and north 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...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. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.

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GMZ876-121915-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ853-121915-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 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 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

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GMZ873-121915-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: North 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ850-121915-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and north 2 feet at 5
seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...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.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.

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GMZ870-121915-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
215 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds
and northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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