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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 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.

GMZ800-240815-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Strong ridging with dry weather expected through the
Friday and the extended weekend. Winds will generally stay at or
below 10 knots either out of the south or westerly direction.

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GMZ830-240815-
Tampa Bay waters-
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ836-240815-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots late this evening, then becoming northeast after
midnight, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ856-240815-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight, then becoming east late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.

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GMZ876-240815-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late this
evening, then becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon.

$$

GMZ853-240815-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. 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.
.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. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ873-240815-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ850-240815-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds. 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. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-240815-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
331 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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