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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 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.

GMZ800-250215-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Strong ridging with dry weather expected through the extended
weekend. Winds will generally stay at or below 10 knots either out
of the south or westerly direction.

$$

GMZ830-250215-
Tampa Bay waters-
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...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, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ836-250215-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
late. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. 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...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ856-250215-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 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. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY 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.
.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.

$$

GMZ876-250215-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west
around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-250215-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds and
southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY 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.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ873-250215-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest 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...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest 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...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-250215-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and
south 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...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 around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. 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, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
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. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. 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...West 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 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-250215-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
959 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds
and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 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...West 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. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$