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FZUS52 KTBW 110717  
CWFTBW  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
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.  
 
GMZ800-111945-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
A FRONT PUSHING THROUGH DURING THE DAY WILL BRING A QUICK  
CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED. AHEAD OF THE FRONT WE WILL SEE  
WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. AFTER THE FRONT WINDS  
WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY AND QUICKLY PICK UP TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. THESE  
BREEZIER CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY  
DROPPING THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS LOOK TO BE THE CALMEST ON WEDNESDAY  
WITH 5 TO 10 KNOTS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. HOWEVER ANOTHER FRONT WILL  
PUSH THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
OVER THE WATERS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE  
TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY THURSDAY.  
 

 
 

 
 
GMZ830-111945-  
TAMPA BAY WATERS-  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ836-111945-  
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST  
LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ856-111945-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY  
THIS AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND  
EAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS  
AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST  
3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
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 AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET,  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ876-111945-  
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY  
THIS AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTH 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS  
AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS  
AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH  
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR  
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ853-111945-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST LATE THIS  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT  
AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT  
AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS ROUGH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST  
4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
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 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN  
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR  
LESS, THEN 2 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ873-111945-  
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN  
BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO  
6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 4 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ850-111945-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN  
BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET, BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING  
WEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH  
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE  
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS  
LIKELY.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
 

 
 
GMZ870-111945-  
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-  
217 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING  
WEST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY  
FOG THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY
 
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.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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