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FZUS52 KTBW 280136
CWFTBW
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 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.
GMZ800-281415-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD ON SUNDAY GIVING US LIGHT
WIND OVER THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. OUR MAIN CONCERN DURING
THAT TIME PERIOD WILL BE WIDESPREAD FOG OVER LAND IN THE MORNING
HOURS THAT COULD ADVECT OVER THE WATER BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A
STRONG AND QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH OVERNIGHT ON
MONDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL STICK AROUND
THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING TUESDAY
NIGHT AND INTO OUR WEDNESDAY.
GMZ830-281415-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
OVERNIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ836-281415-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
OVERNIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ856-281415-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
OVERNIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
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:
WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ876-281415-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
OVERNIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
GMZ853-281415-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
OVERNIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT
AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ873-281415-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
OVERNIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH LATE.
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: WEST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
GMZ850-281415-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
OVERNIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
WEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ870-281415-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
836 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
OVERNIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS,
THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
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