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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 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.

GMZ800-281315-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A weakening frontal boundary will move south over the region
tonight through Tuesday, bringing a chance for some showers,
especially for the northern coastal waters. Overall, no headlines
are expected through the period as weak high pressure builds back
in for the rest of the week.

$$

GMZ830-281315-
Tampa Bay waters-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.TUESDAY...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 showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-281315-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
late. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-281315-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming
west 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West
2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-281315-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-281315-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds, becoming southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
West 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 2 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-281315-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southwest
1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot at
3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-281315-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North 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 west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-281315-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot
or less, then around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$