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FZUS52 KTBW 211433
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
933 AM EST SAT DEC 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.
GMZ800-220315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
933 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
SYNOPSIS
A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE REGION. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED BUT SHOULD REMAIN JUST BELOW SCEC CONDITIONS TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE WATERS INTO EARLY NEXT WITH WINDS AND
SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING.
GMZ830-220315-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
933 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE 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.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
GMZ836-220315-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
933 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE 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.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
GMZ856-220315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
933 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 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 AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTH
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GMZ876-220315-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
933 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
GMZ853-220315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
933 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 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.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 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
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 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 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
GMZ873-220315-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
933 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
GMZ850-220315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
933 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
MONDAY
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.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
GMZ870-220315-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
933 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2024
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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