Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
312
FZUS52 KTBW 131944
CWFTBW

Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 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.

GMZ800-140815-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms continue to be
possible at nearly anytime across coastal waters, especially in
SWFL. A more typical summertime pattern sets up over the weekend and
continues into next week as winds shift from WSW to ESE. While
hazardous waves and seas will remain possible in the vicinity of
storms, light winds and seas are expected away from any storms.

$$

GMZ830-140815-
Tampa Bay waters-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this
evening, then becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers, mainly this evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely,
mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-140815-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely,
mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-140815-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-140815-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers. A chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely,
mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at
2 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-140815-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late this
evening, then becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers likely. A chance
of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-140815-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
evening and early morning. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at
2 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-140815-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this
evening and overnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot
at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers, mainly this evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and
southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 2 seconds
and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot
at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely,
mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-140815-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight, then becoming south late. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$