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FZUS52 KTBW 190135
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 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.

GMZ800-190900-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Light winds and seas continue through the weekend with an onshore
flow developing each afternoon along the coast as a warm and dry
airmass remains in place. The next storm system approaches north
Florida on Monday, some thunderstorms and increasing winds and
seas are possible, especially across northern waters.

$$

GMZ830-190900-
Tampa Bay waters-
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
north overnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots and becoming north overnight. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots and becoming southeast overnight. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-190900-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
overnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots and becoming northeast overnight. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
overnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west around 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ856-190900-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
around 5 knots overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast around 5 knots overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west around 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast overnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ876-190900-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast overnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast overnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast overnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast overnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ853-190900-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast around 5 knots overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
around 5 knots overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southeast around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast overnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-190900-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast around 5 knots overnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
around 5 knots overnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south
overnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast overnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-190900-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
around 5 knots overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest 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...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. 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 around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-190900-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
935 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
around 5 knots overnight. 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 around 5 knots, becoming west 5 to
10 knots 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
around 10 knots overnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast overnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$