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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 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.

GMZ800-312015-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Fog is expected to develop over the central and northern waters late
today and tonight ahead of a cold front. The fog may be locally
dense. A cold front will push across the waters tonight and the
fog will clear from north to south as the front clears the region.
Showers will also be likely over the northern waters ahead of the
front, with a decreasing chance of showers central and south. High
pressure will build over the region during the weekend with
benign conditions developing, which will persist into next week.

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GMZ830-312015-
Tampa Bay waters-
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Patchy fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Widespread fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ836-312015-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Patchy fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Widespread fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Widespread dense fog in
the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ856-312015-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Widespread fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Widespread
dense fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters smooth.

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GMZ876-312015-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Widespread fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
5 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West
2 feet at 6 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-312015-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Widespread fog. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ873-312015-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Widespread fog. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-312015-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
2 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Patchy fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...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. Widespread fog in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ870-312015-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
255 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Widespread fog in the evening.
A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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