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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 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.

GMZ800-150615-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will provide dry and warm conditions across the
coastal waters for this upcoming week. Winds will primarily be out
of the east-southeast in the morning hours at the start of each
day and switch onshore as the afternoon sea breeze develops.
Overall, an extended period of favorable marine conditions will
be in place with seas 2 feet or less and winds remaining below 15
kts.

$$

GMZ830-150615-
Tampa Bay waters-
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ836-150615-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ856-150615-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight, then becoming east late. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ876-150615-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-150615-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ873-150615-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less.

$$

GMZ850-150615-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight, then becoming east late. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ870-150615-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
144 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

$$