899
FZUS52 KTBW 190040
CWFTBW
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
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.
GMZ800-190915-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE TRACKING OVER THE EASTERN U.S. TOWARD THE ATLANTIC AND
A LOW PRESSURE CENTER SLIDING EAST ALONG A STALLED FRONT NEAR THE
FLORIDA KEYS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND AREAS OF
SHOWERS AND RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY. THESE FEATURE SHIFT AWAY MIDWEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE GULF
FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEK.
GMZ830-190915-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS TOWARD MORNING. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15
KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ836-190915-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS THEN BECOMING
NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ856-190915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ876-190915-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
GMZ853-190915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 KNOTS TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ873-190915-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET.
GMZ850-190915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING
NORTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ870-190915-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
840 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2019
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET.
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