892  
FZUS52 KTBW 200144  
CWFTBW  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL  
944 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013  
 
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.  
 
GMZ800-200915-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-  
944 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WILL RIDGE  
WESTWARD WITH AN AXIS NORTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST THURSDAY AS A BROAD AND  
WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES.  
 

 
 
GMZ830-200915-  
TAMPA BAY WATERS-  
944 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013  
   
REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS
 
BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.   
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.   
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
GMZ853-856-200915-  
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-  
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-  
944 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013  
   
REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS
 
BECOMING  
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.   
MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS
 
EXCEPT BECOMING WEST  
NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.   
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR  
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.   
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
A LIGHT CHOP.   
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
GMZ873-876-200915-  
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-  
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-  
944 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013  
   
REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS
 
BECOMING EAST  
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT.   
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.   
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.   
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE  
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR  
LESS.   
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS  
2 FEET.  
 

 
 
GMZ850-200915-  
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-  
944 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013  
   
REST OF TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS
 
BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.   
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AROUND  
10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.   
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST DURING  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.   
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR  
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.   
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2  
FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
GMZ870-200915-  
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-  
944 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013  
   
REST OF TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS
 
BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT.   
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING EAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST DURING THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.   
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10  
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 

 
 
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