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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 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.

GMZ800-252100-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Ridge of high pressure remains in control across the Gulf waters
through the period keeping minimal weather concerns. Easterly
winds will become onshore each afternoon remaining below 15 knots
with seas of 2 feet and under. Then, the interaction between the
ridge and a disturbance moving north of the area, could bring
cautionary level winds to the waters for the weekend.

$$

GMZ830-252100-
Tampa Bay waters-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south early this
afternoon, then becoming west late. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ836-252100-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west late. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

$$

GMZ856-252100-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late. Seas
1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and
inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ876-252100-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early this
afternoon, then becoming southwest late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.

$$

GMZ853-252100-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south early this
afternoon, then becoming west late. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters rough.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.

$$

GMZ873-252100-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late. Seas
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.

$$

GMZ850-252100-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west this afternoon.
Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 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.

$$

GMZ870-252100-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest late.
Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

$$