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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 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.

GMZ800-020215-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Southwest to west winds will continue over the waters for the next
several days, with no headlines expected. Showers and some storms
can be expected during the late night and early morning hours each
day before shifting over land for the afternoon and evening.

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GMZ830-020215-
Tampa Bay waters-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early, then
scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the
morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-020215-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
early, then becoming west late. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-020215-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
southwest. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.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. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-020215-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds, becoming west around
5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-020215-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-020215-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-020215-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late this morning
and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-020215-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms.
Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous
showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then
numerous showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$