Marine Forecast FZUS52 KTBW
FZUS52 KTBW 251325
CWFTBW
Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
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
GMZ800-260215-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
SYNOPSIS
Ridge of high pressure remains in control across the Gulf waters
through the period keeping minimal weather concerns
Easterly
winds will become onshore each afternoon remaining below 15 knots
with seas of 2 feet and under
Then, the interaction between the
ridge and a disturbance moving north of the area, could bring
cautionary level winds to the waters for the weekend
GMZ830-260215-
Tampa Bay waters-
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
THIS AFTERNOON
East winds around 5 knots, becoming west late
Bay and inland waters light chop
TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight
Bay and inland waters light chop
FRIDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots
Bay and inland waters
light chop
FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop
SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Bay and inland waters choppy
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots
Bay and inland waters choppy
SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Bay and inland waters choppy
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots
Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop
MONDAY
East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon
Bay and inland waters light chop
GMZ836-260215-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
THIS AFTERNOON
Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west
late
Bay and inland waters light chop
TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight
Bay and inland waters light chop
FRIDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots
Bay and inland waters light
chop
FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots
Bay and inland waters
choppy
SATURDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots
Bay and inland waters choppy
SUNDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots
Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots
Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop
MONDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots
Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop
GMZ856-260215-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
THIS AFTERNOON
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late
Seas 1 foot or less
Bay and inland waters light chop
TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight
Seas 1 foot or less
Bay and inland waters light chop
FRIDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots
Seas 1 foot or less
Bay
and inland waters light chop
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots
Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight
Bay and inland waters choppy
SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay and inland
waters choppy
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet
Bay and
inland waters choppy
SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay and inland
waters choppy
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay
and inland waters choppy
MONDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop
GMZ876-260215-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
THIS AFTERNOON
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
late
Seas 1 foot or less
TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight
Seas 1 foot or less
FRIDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots
Seas 1 foot or less
FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots
Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet after midnight
SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 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
SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots
Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet
MONDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet
GMZ853-260215-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
THIS AFTERNOON
East winds around 5 knots, becoming west late
Seas 1 foot or less
Bay and inland waters light chop
TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight
Seas 1 foot or less
Bay and inland waters light chop
FRIDAY
Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon
Seas 1 foot or less
Bay and inland waters light
chop
FRIDAY NIGHT
North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east after
midnight
Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight
Bay and inland waters choppy
SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay and inland
waters choppy
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots
Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet
Bay and inland waters rough
SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet
Bay and inland waters choppy
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay and inland waters
choppy
MONDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop
GMZ873-260215-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
THIS AFTERNOON
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
late
Seas 1 foot or less
TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight
Seas 1 foot or less
FRIDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon
Seas 1 foot or less
FRIDAY NIGHT
North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots after midnight
Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet after midnight
SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight
Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight
SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet
MONDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet
GMZ850-260215-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
THIS AFTERNOON
East winds around 5 knots, becoming west
Seas
1 foot or less
Bay and inland waters light chop
TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight
Seas 1 foot or less
Bay and inland waters light chop
FRIDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon
Seas 1 foot or less
Bay and inland waters light
chop
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east
after midnight
Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight
Bay and inland waters choppy
SATURDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon
Seas around 2 feet
Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay and inland waters choppy
SUNDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight
Seas 2 to 3 feet
Bay and inland waters
choppy
MONDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon
Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in
the afternoon
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop
GMZ870-260215-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
925 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
THIS AFTERNOON
Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest late
Seas 1 foot or less
TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight
Seas 1 foot or less
FRIDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon
Seas 1 foot or less
FRIDAY NIGHT
North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east after
midnight
Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight
SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon
Seas 2 to 3 feet
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet
SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots
Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet
MONDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots
Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet
