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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 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.

GMZ800-100715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

Winds will remain mainly out of the east and northeast
through the period and generally stay at or below 15 knots. A weak
cold front will push through early on Wednesday morning which will
increase those easterly wind to 15 to 20 knots. Those breezy winds
will continue through Thursday.

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GMZ830-100715-
Tampa Bay waters-
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of sprinkles in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of sprinkles in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.

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GMZ836-100715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of sprinkles in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of sprinkles in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ856-100715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of sprinkles.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and
southwest 1 foot at 8 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance
of sprinkles.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet
at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of sprinkles in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of sprinkles in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ876-100715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
sprinkles.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. A slight chance of sprinkles in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ853-100715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at
8 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
sprinkles late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and
southwest 2 feet at 8 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
4 seconds and west 2 feet at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
sprinkles in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters choppy.

$$

GMZ873-100715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of sprinkles late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 4 seconds and south 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of sprinkles in the evening.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and
southwest 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
sprinkles in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ850-100715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
9 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
sprinkles.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and
southwest 1 foot at 8 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and
southwest 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 3 seconds
and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
7 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
sprinkles.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ870-100715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
131 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds
and east 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of sprinkles late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and
southwest 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of sprinkles.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
6 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
6 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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