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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 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.

GMZ800-110615-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Southwest winds today will turn northwest tonight as a frontal
boundary moves through the area. Winds then quickly turn east and
then southeast Sunday into early next week, increasing near
exercise caution levels for Tuesday as another boundary approaches
the region. Rain chances remain low for the weekend, but will
increase for next week ahead of the next front.

$$

GMZ830-110615-
Tampa Bay waters-
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south with
gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-110615-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-110615-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South 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 afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-110615-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the morning.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-110615-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming west 10 to 15 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late
this evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south with
gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-110615-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms late.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot
at 3 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-110615-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest late.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers until early morning, then a
slight chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet
at 5 seconds and west 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-110615-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
155 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers
until early morning, then a slight chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and
north 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds
and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$