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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 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.

GMZ800-250715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Our southerly winds that we have been experiencing over
the weekend and today will start to shift westerly overnight and
remain that way through Thursday. Winds speeds will generally
stay at or below 10 knots. The main marine hazard through the
period will be overnight and early morning showers and
thunderstorms that should form along the land breeze.

$$

GMZ830-250715-
Tampa Bay waters-
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers,
mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in
the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the
morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-250715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers early,
then numerous showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the
evening.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in
the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers,
mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning,
then numerous showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then
numerous showers in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-250715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers early, then numerous showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY 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
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers
with isolated 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. Isolated
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-250715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-250715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...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. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-250715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 7 seconds and south
1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms.
Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-250715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered
showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...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. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY 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. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous
showers 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. Numerous showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in
the evening.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-250715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
241 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
7 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the evening, then
scattered showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
6 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the
evening, then numerous showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous
showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$