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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 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.

GMZ800-170715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Southeast winds will remain in place for the next several days, with
a turn onshore as the sea breeze develops each afternoon. No
headlines are expected through the week.

$$

GMZ830-170715-
Tampa Bay waters-
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late
this evening, then becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...North 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...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ836-170715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late this
evening, then becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ856-170715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late this
evening, then becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest 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 south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ876-170715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
late this evening and early morning, then becoming east late.
Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-170715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
late. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ873-170715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
late this evening and early morning, then becoming east late.
Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-170715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late
this evening, then 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 northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ870-170715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
239 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$