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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 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.

GMZ800-290415-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Moderate SW flow continues as residual seas remain elevated today
but conditions should remain below headlines. Pressure gradient
relaxes further Sunday and into next week with light winds and
slight seas returning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are
expected daily.

$$

GMZ830-290415-
Tampa Bay waters-
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered
showers.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the
morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous
showers with isolated thunderstorms early in the evening, then
isolated showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early
morning.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers early in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms until early
morning. Isolated showers in the late evening and overnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ836-290415-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered
showers.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms early in the evening, then
isolated showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early
morning.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers in the
morning. Isolated thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon. Scattered showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered
showers with isolated thunderstorms until early morning, then
isolated showers late.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 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 around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms
until early morning. Scattered showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ856-290415-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. Numerous showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered
showers.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers until late
afternoon, then isolated showers late.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West
2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and
inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning.
Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast 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. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered
showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ876-290415-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
7 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at
6 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms until
early morning, then numerous showers late.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers until late afternoon, then isolated showers
late.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning.
Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the
morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning.
Scattered showers.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ853-290415-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms. Numerous showers early, then scattered showers
late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated
thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...Southwest 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest 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 early in the evening.
Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Isolated showers in
the late evening and overnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers
early in the morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. Isolated showers early in the evening. Isolated
thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers in the late
evening and overnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered
showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ873-290415-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at
6 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers
early in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning.
Isolated showers in the late evening and overnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers until late
afternoon, then scattered showers late.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered
showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ850-290415-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms until early morning, then scattered showers late.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers
early in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning.
Isolated showers in the late evening and overnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the morning,
then scattered showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers early
in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms until early morning.
Isolated showers in the late evening and overnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ870-290415-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1107 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at
6 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 6 seconds.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms until early morning, then
scattered showers late.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers until late afternoon, then isolated showers
late.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms until early morning. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at
5 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Isolated
thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Scattered showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$