Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
638 FZUS52 KTBW 231931 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 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. GMZ800-240815- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Strong ridging with dry weather expected through the Friday and the extended weekend. Winds will generally stay at or below 10 knots either out of the south or westerly direction. $$ GMZ830-240815- Tampa Bay waters- 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ836-240815- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late this evening, then becoming northeast after midnight, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ856-240815- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight, then becoming east late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ876-240815- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late this evening, then becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. $$ GMZ853-240815- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ873-240815- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ850-240815- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ870-240815- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$