Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
868 FZUS52 KTBW 170702 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 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. GMZ800-171930- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Southeast to south winds will continue over the waters through the next few days, approaching cautionary levels this afternoon and tonight, but otherwise staying below headlines. Daily showers and storms are expected, with locally higher winds and seas. && $$ GMZ830-171930- Tampa Bay waters- 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south late. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers this morning. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ836-171930- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers this morning. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ856-171930- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers this morning, then numerous showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ876-171930- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ853-171930- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ873-171930- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ850-171930- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ870-171930- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 302 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...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. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$