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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 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.

GMZ800-161915-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will hold over the waters through the week. Rather
benign conditions expected with winds 10 knots or less and seas 2
feet or less each day. Evening easterly surge possible with winds
10 to 15 knots for several hours, decreasing after midnight.


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GMZ830-161915-
Tampa Bay waters-
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 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...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ836-161915-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West 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...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ856-161915-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 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.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West 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 south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

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GMZ876-161915-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots
late. Seas around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-161915-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early this afternoon, then becoming west late. Seas
around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate 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...Southeast 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 north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ873-161915-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early this afternoon, then becoming south late. Seas
around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-161915-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast 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 southeast
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 east
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. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ870-161915-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
249 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late.
Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots 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. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

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