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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 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.

GMZ800-181315-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure in the Atlantic will remain in place through the end
of the week, providing warm and dry conditions across the coastal
waters and favorable marine conditions. Winds shift to the west-southwest
by the weekend as a cold front ahead of a cold front that is
expected to arrive by Monday and bring the next chance of rain
across the area, but no headlines are expected at this time.

$$

GMZ830-181315-
Tampa Bay waters-
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest late
this evening, then becoming northeast after midnight, becoming
southeast late. 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...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. 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
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
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. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-181315-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. 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...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 northwest
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 south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ856-181315-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late
this evening, then 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...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 east 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ876-181315-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

$$

GMZ853-181315-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 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.
.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 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-181315-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this
evening, then 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-181315-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots 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...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 5 to 10 knots. 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 after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-181315-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
805 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. 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...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$