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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 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.
GMZ800-220315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
SYNOPSIS
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE GULF WATERS. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TO EXERCISE
CAUTION LEVELS TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW HEADLINES FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
GMZ830-220315-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ836-220315-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ856-220315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ876-220315-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ853-220315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ873-220315-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN
THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ850-220315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY 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.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ870-220315-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
940 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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