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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
592 FZUS52 KTBW 111432 CWFTBW Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 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. GMZ800-120315- Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River- 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Westerly winds will remain in place across the waters through Friday with no headlines expected. For this weekend into next week, winds become more southeasterly with a turn onshore each afternoon as the sea breeze develops. Generally benign conditions are expected outside of any shower or thunderstorm activity. $$ GMZ830-120315- Tampa Bay waters- 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon, then numerous showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ836-120315- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound- 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms early, then scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. .SATURDAY...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 thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ856-120315- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM- 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms early, then scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ876-120315- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM- 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon, then scattered thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers. Numerous thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ853-120315- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM- 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms early, then scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west 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 in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ873-120315- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM- 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon, then scattered thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers. Numerous thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ850-120315- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM- 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms early, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ870-120315- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM- 1032 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms early. Numerous showers. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers. Numerous thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$