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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 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.
GMZ800-290315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE EASTERN GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT,
KEEPING LIGHT WINDS IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A COLD
FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP THROUGH THE WATERS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, BRINGING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND INCREASING WINDS. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY, WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE WEST.
GMZ830-290315-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
THIS AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG LATE
THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 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
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ836-290315-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
THIS AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTH 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.
GMZ856-290315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
NORTH 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 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO
3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. 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.
GMZ876-290315-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT
AT 2 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS
AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
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.
GMZ853-290315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH.
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
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 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
3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 ROUGH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. 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
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 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.
GMZ873-290315-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
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:
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT 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: NORTHWEST
6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
GMZ850-290315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
REST OF TODAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 5 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
TUESDAY
NORTH 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: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
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.
GMZ870-290315-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
938 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
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 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
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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