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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
363 FZUS52 KTBW 162015 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 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. GMZ800-170200- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will continue to ridge across Florida into the eastern Gulf of Mexico through the week, with light southeast to south winds, turning onshore near the coast each afternoon with the sea breeze. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected each day. $$ GMZ830-170200- Tampa Bay waters- 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ836-170200- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots late. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms this evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ856-170200- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms this evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ876-170200- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ853-170200- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening and again late tonight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ873-170200- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers with scattered thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ850-170200- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers with scattered thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ870-170200- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 415 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers with scattered thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$