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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 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.

GMZ800-201015-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Persistent and strong high pressure remains north of the state
with a tight pressure gradient producing breezy northeasterly
winds and elevated choppy seas through the weekend keeping the
small craft advisory in place for hazardous boating conditions.
Winds will slightly decrease by mid week as the high pressure area
slowly weakens.


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GMZ830-201015-
Tampa Bay waters-
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

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GMZ836-201015-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots
until early morning. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ856-201015-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.

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GMZ876-201015-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ853-201015-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters rough.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.

$$

GMZ873-201015-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to
4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
North 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
North 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ850-201015-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters light chop.

$$

GMZ870-201015-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
533 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to
3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 4 feet at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at
4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less.

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