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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 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.

GMZ800-231230-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A few showers continue across northern and central waters this
evening but should diminish tonight. Overall, no headlines
expected for the next several days.

&&

$$

GMZ830-231230-
Tampa Bay waters-
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west,
then becoming northwest late. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-231230-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
late this evening, then becoming southeast, becoming west late.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-231230-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east,
then becoming west late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers
early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-231230-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast, then becoming west late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-231230-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this evening.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
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 and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-231230-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots. Seas around 2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-231230-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early
this evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...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. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-231230-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
815 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming north
1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$