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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 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.

GMZ800-220715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through this afternoon for
the Gulf waters. Northeast winds will again increase to exercise
caution levels tonight before diminishing below headlines for the
rest of the weekend and into early next week.

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GMZ830-220715-
Tampa Bay waters-
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 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. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ836-220715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 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, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.

$$

GMZ856-220715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
3 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 7 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY 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. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 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. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ876-220715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ853-220715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ873-220715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-220715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

$$

GMZ870-220715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
156 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less.

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