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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 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.

GMZ800-210715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will build in from the north over the coming days. This
will produce a northeast through easterly wind flow over the
weekend, but remaining 15 knots of less. With high pressure building
into the area, some drier air will filter into the region resulting
in lower rain chances over the weekend and into next week. No
headlines are expected.

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GMZ830-210715-
Tampa Bay waters-
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast late
this evening and overnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms this evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ836-210715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late
this evening and overnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms this evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers,
mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the
morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-210715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late
this evening and overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated
showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-210715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late this evening.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-210715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east late this
evening and overnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming north
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated
showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-210715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms late this evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
3 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet
at 3 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers
in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-210715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this
evening and overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-210715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
235 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late this
evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming
east 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$