Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
652 FZUS52 KTBW 281816 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 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. GMZ800-290715- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure with a tight pressure gradient remains over the waters with choppy elevated westward propagating seas with cautionary level conditions ongoing and to continue through the easterly surge this evening. The sea state begins to improve Monday through mid week as winds lighten and the sea breeze returns by mid week with winds turning onshore during the afternoons along the coast. $$ GMZ830-290715- Tampa Bay waters- 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ836-290715- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ856-290715- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ876-290715- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ853-290715- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ873-290715- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ850-290715- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. $$ GMZ870-290715- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 216 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. $$