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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 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.

GMZ800-221330-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the Gulf waters
through tomorrow morning. Winds will remain elevated to exercise
caution levels into Friday night, but will then drop below
headlines for the weekend into early next week.

$$

GMZ830-221330-
Tampa Bay waters-
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots late this evening and overnight. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.

$$

GMZ836-221330-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

$$

GMZ856-221330-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 6 feet at 8 seconds and north 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay
and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and
inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast
1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ876-221330-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
North 7 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
North 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ853-221330-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6
feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 7
seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
rough.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds and north
1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet
at 5 seconds and west 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming
northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ873-221330-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave
Detail: North 7 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ850-221330-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: West 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 6
seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 4 feet at 7 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest
2 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at
6 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming west 2 feet at
6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot
at 6 seconds, becoming northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters smooth.

$$

GMZ870-221330-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
721 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at
6 seconds and west 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at
6 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
5 seconds and west 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at
6 seconds and north 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$