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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 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.

GMZ800-260715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A light pressure gradient remains over the eastern Gulf of Mexico
for the next few days. This is producing a light onshore flow with
winds 10 knots or less and seas 2 feet or less through the end of
the week. Daily showers and storms will be possible each day through
the period.

$$

GMZ830-260715-
Tampa Bay waters-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers this evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-260715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers until early morning, then a chance of showers late.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-260715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...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. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-260715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance
of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-260715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet this
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-260715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet this
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance
of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. 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.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-260715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers likely with
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest 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.
.SATURDAY...Southwest 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West 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.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-260715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at
5 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely with
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$