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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 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.

GMZ800-060815-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Strong ridging over the area through the rest of the and
into the weekend will keep winds generally between 5 to 10 knots out
of the north and east. However the colder waters combined with
warmer temperatures could bring some patchy sea fog that could be
dense at times.


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GMZ830-060815-
Tampa Bay waters-
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ836-060815-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ856-060815-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ876-060815-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-060815-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ873-060815-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Areas of fog after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-060815-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Areas of fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.

$$

GMZ870-060815-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
227 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Areas of fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Areas of fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of fog after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$