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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 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.

GMZ800-151315-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Winds and seas remain light through the weekend, then increase
behind the front to near cautionary levels Monday night/Tuesday
morning with a few showers and storms also possible. High pressure
then ridges across the waters through the rest of the period.

$$

GMZ830-151315-
Tampa Bay waters-
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast late. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-151315-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-151315-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east
around 5 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-151315-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east late
this evening and early morning, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots
late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-151315-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
late. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-151315-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-151315-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east
around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.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...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-151315-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
848 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$


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