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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 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.
GMZ800-130715-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WATERS THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH
GENERALLY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS EACH DAY BELOW CAUTIONARY
LEVELS, EXCEPT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION WITH SOME MOISTURE RETURNING
LEADING TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ830-130715-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ836-130715-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ856-130715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
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.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ876-130715-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ853-130715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET
IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ873-130715-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ850-130715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE.
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET THIS EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
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.
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
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET, BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS ROUGH.
GMZ870-130715-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
259 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 3 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
THURSDAY 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.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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