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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
745 PM EDT Sat May 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.

GMZ800-261200-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
745 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will remain in place over the waters through the
next several days with westerly winds continuing. No headlines are
expected.

$$

GMZ830-261200-
Tampa Bay waters-
745 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest 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. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-261200-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
745 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots late this evening and overnight. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
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, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-261200-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
745 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
north. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest 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, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. 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
showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-261200-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
745 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 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 southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-261200-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
745 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West
1 foot at 3 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: Southwest 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 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-261200-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
745 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 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...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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds, becoming southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-261200-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
745 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West
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: Southwest
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: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest 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 NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-261200-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
745 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 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.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$