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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 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.

GMZ800-140715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure across the Atlantic will give us some
pleasant boating conditions through the weekend. Winds should remain
at or below 10 knots each day. Winds will shift from an easterly
direction through the end of the week to a more southerly direction
for the weekend in response to a cold front that is expected to push
through on Monday.


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GMZ830-140715-
Tampa Bay waters-
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast 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 south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ836-140715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest 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 south 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.

$$

GMZ856-140715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.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 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ876-140715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-140715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 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 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 south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...South 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ873-140715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. 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 around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ850-140715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. 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...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-140715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$


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