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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 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.

GMZ800-090715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Southwesterly flow will remain for much of the period
with winds generally staying at or below 10 knots. The best chance
for showers and storms will be in the overnight and early morning
each day.

$$

GMZ830-090715-
Tampa Bay waters-
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in
the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-090715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered
showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the
morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous
showers in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-090715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at
8 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.
Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming west
1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south 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.

$$

GMZ876-090715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at
7 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet
at 6 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the
evening, then scattered showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 5 seconds and west 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-090715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY 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. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west 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.

$$

GMZ873-090715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 7 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 2 feet at
7 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly in
the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 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.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-090715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then 1 to 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming southwest
1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 8 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 9 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 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.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-090715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
252 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then
numerous showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$