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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1027 AM 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.

GMZ800-090315-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
1027 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Weak high pressure remains over the waters with generally light
winds and seas 2 ft or less through the week with no headlines
expected. Main concern will be thunderstorms producing locally
gusty winds, higher seas, and lightning for mariners.

$$

GMZ830-090315-
Tampa Bay waters-
1027 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers late
this morning, then numerous showers this afternoon.
.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. Isolated thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the
morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers,
mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
thunderstorms. Widespread showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-090315-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
1027 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-090315-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
1027 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-090315-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1027 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at
8 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers late this
morning, then isolated showers this afternoon.
.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 7 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West
2 feet at 7 seconds and south 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, becoming southwest
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Scattered thunderstorms.
Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-090315-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1027 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming 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 2 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers.
Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.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
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-090315-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1027 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
6 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous showers late this
morning, then scattered showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the evening, then
numerous showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-090315-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
1027 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...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.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Widespread showers.
Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.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
and 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 and scattered thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Widespread showers and scattered
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-090315-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1027 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$