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FZUS52 KTBW 161452
CWFTBW
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 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.
GMZ800-170315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
SYNOPSIS
NORTHWEST WINDS GRADUALLY TURN NORTH AND THEN EAST OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS, BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW HEADLINES.
GMZ830-170315-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
GMZ836-170315-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
GMZ856-170315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST 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.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ876-170315-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
GMZ853-170315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH 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.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ873-170315-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
GMZ850-170315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ870-170315-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
952 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
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