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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 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.

GMZ800-182100-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Light winds will continue through the next couple of days with the
sea breeze developing near the coast each afternoon. High pressure
will then build in to our north Friday through the weekend, turning
winds to the northeast. No headlines are expected through the
weekend.

$$

GMZ830-182100-
Tampa Bay waters-
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the morning, then
scattered showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-182100-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the morning,
then scattered showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-182100-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot
or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming variable after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-182100-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-182100-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot
or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming variable around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
West 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-182100-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered
showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-182100-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-182100-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$