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FZUS52 KTBW 230041
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 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.

GMZ800-231315-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
North to northeast winds around 15 to 20 knots will continue
through tonight before diminishing some tomorrow. Through the
rest of the week, we will see east to southeast winds each day
that turn onshore with the sea breeze. No further headlines are
expected.

$$

GMZ830-231315-
Tampa Bay waters-
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast.
Gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, 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 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

$$

GMZ836-231315-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 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...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

$$

GMZ856-231315-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 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 in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. 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 south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest 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.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet
after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.

$$

GMZ876-231315-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.

$$

GMZ853-231315-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 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 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 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 around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet
after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ873-231315-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast. Seas
3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.

$$

GMZ850-231315-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
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...Southeast winds around 5 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 east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ870-231315-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
841 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast. Seas
3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast 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...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.

$$