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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 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.

GMZ800-062115-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will continue to ridge into the eastern Gulf today
and Monday, with winds near Small Craft Exercise Caution levels
today, then increasing to near Small Craft Advisory levels on
Monday ahead of an approaching cold front. The front will bring
showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, then
clearing out from north to south on Tuesday. High pressure
builds back in from the north Wednesday and Thursday.

&&

$$

GMZ830-062115-
Tampa Bay waters-
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming southwest with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters
choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-062115-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming south with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-062115-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-062115-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest
5 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-062115-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest
5 feet at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at
7 seconds and north 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-062115-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: West 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest
5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-062115-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and south
2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and south
2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters choppy. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-062115-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
408 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
West 5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest
5 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$