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Venice Inlet, FL - (Inside) Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 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.

GMZ800-222115-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 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. Brief Advisory level winds are also
possible. Winds and seas will begin to subside Tuesday and Tuesday
night.

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GMZ830-222115-
Tampa Bay waters-
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East 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...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ836-222115-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the
morning.

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GMZ856-222115-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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. 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. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY 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.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.

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GMZ876-222115-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

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

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GMZ853-222115-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 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 1 foot 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, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY 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.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth.

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GMZ873-222115-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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GMZ850-222115-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ870-222115-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
303 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 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: 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.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

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