735  
FZUS52 KTBW 151422  
CWFTBW  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 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.  
 
GMZ800-152100-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10-15 KNOTS THROUGH THE DAY. A WEAK DRY FRONT MOVES SOUTH  
AND EAST OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AND WILL PRODUCE A  
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS WITH PERIODS  
OF CAUTIONARY WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH  
SATURDAY. THE ONLY CHANCE OF ANY SHOWERS WILL COME ON SUNDAY AS  
ANOTHER WEAK FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WATERS. HIGH  
PRESSURE THEN BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT  
WEEK WITH PLEASANT WEATHER EXPECTED.  
 
 
 
 
 
GMZ830-152100-  
TAMPA BAY WATERS-  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
GMZ836-152100-  
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
GMZ856-152100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
LATE. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH  
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. BAY  
AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
GMZ876-152100-  
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
GMZ853-152100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH  
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. BAY  
AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
GMZ873-152100-  
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
GMZ850-152100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING,  
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
 
 
GMZ870-152100-  
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-  
1022 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR  
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
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