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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 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.

GMZ800-140715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure over the area will keep winds between 10-15 knots and
seas around 1-3 feet. Mostly rain-free conditions expected through
the period, with only a slight chance of a shower or storm over the
southern zones this afternoon. A frontal boundary mid week will
bring gusty northeasterly winds of 20-25 knots and slightly elevated
seas between 4-8 feet to the area into next weekend.

$$

GMZ830-140715-
Tampa Bay waters-
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters rough.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough.

$$

GMZ836-140715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters rough.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough.

$$

GMZ856-140715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Bay and inland waters rough.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Bay and inland waters rough.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Bay and inland waters rough.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Bay and inland waters rough.

$$

GMZ876-140715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North
3 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 25 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-140715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters rough.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Bay and inland waters rough.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Bay and inland waters rough.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Bay and inland waters very rough.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Bay and inland waters rough.

$$

GMZ873-140715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
North 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming north 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up
to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet.

$$

GMZ850-140715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
West 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and
inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Bay and inland waters rough.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters rough.

$$

GMZ870-140715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
233 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 3 seconds, becoming northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet
at 4 seconds, becoming northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming north 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

$$