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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 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.

GMZ800-210730-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will remain centered over the western Atlantic for the
next couple of days, with light winds becoming west to southwest in
the afternoon. A cold front will move through the area Sunday night
through Monday, with a chance for showers and a few storms. Winds
quickly turn northerly on Monday and then northeast through the
middle part of the week. Overall, no headlines are expected, though
winds could briefly near exercise caution levels behind the
boundary.

$$

GMZ830-210730-
Tampa Bay waters-
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight, then becoming south late. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. 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, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-210730-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 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, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-210730-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots late this evening, then 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot
or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 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 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-210730-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-210730-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. 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...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot
or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-210730-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...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, becoming west
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-210730-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots late. 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-210730-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
226 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$