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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area - Ruskin FL
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

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.

GMZ800-280230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure from the Atlantic extending west across
the southern Florida peninsula and Straits will support tranquil
boating conditions over the Gulf waters tonight and through the
remainder of the week and into upcoming weekend with light southwest
to west winds and slight seas expected with an enhanced onshore sea
breeze component developing along the coast each afternoon. Wind and
seas will be higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms each day,
otherwise no headlines are expected.

$$

GMZ830-280230-
Tampa Bay waters-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered
thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light
chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-280230-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming west
around 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay and inland
waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots then becoming
north toward morning. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated
thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots then becoming west late in
the morning, then increasing to around 10 knots in the afternoon.
Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots then becoming
southwest toward morning. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated
thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated
thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots then becoming south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming west around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots then becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming west around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Scattered thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-280230-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay
and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots increasing to around
10 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland
waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then
scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots then becoming
north around 5 knots after midnight, then becoming southwest toward
morning. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Isolated thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming west late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots then becoming south after
midnight. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming west around
5 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered
thunderstorms in the afternoon.

$$

GMZ876-280230-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or
less. Isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots then becoming south in the
late evening and overnight. Seas 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming around
5 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-280230-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the
evening, then scattered thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots diminishing to around
5 knots toward morning. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered
thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or
less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-280230-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered thunderstorms
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then isolated thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered thunderstorms
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then isolated thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or
less. Isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Scattered
thunderstorms in the morning, then isolated thunderstorms in the
afternoon.

$$

GMZ850-280230-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the
evening, then scattered thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots diminishing to around
5 knots toward morning. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots increasing to around 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light
chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots diminishing to around
5 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay
and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots increasing to around 10 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light
chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay
and inland waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning,
then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-280230-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered thunderstorms
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Scattered
thunderstorms in the morning, then isolated thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Isolated
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. Scattered
thunderstorms in the morning, then isolated thunderstorms in the
afternoon.

$$