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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
327 AM EST Sun Dec 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.

GMZ800-212115-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A reinforcing area of high pressure will build over the waters
tonight and Monday with winds increasing to cautionary levels on
portions of the region. Advisory level winds are also possible.
Winds and seas will begin to subside Tuesday and Tuesday night. &&

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GMZ830-212115-
Tampa Bay waters-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.

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GMZ836-212115-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest late.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

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GMZ856-212115-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds
and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast with
gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

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GMZ876-212115-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet this
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
5 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ853-212115-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds,
becoming north 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

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GMZ873-212115-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late. Seas
around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds,
becoming north 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North
3 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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GMZ850-212115-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming
north 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.TUESDAY...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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ870-212115-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and
west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
3 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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