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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
667 FZUS52 KTBW 021301 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 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. GMZ800-030130- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure ridging through the center part of the state is producing a light south to southeast flow today, becoming more east- southeast on Wednesday and continuing through the rest of the week. Winds will be light, not exceeding 15 knots with wave heights 2 feet or less throughout the period. Scattered showers and storms can be expected daily through the week. $$ GMZ830-030130- Tampa Bay waters- 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this morning. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ836-030130- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ856-030130- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ876-030130- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ853-030130- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ873-030130- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ850-030130- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ870-030130- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 901 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$