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Gulfport, FL Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 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.

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Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure near Bermuda continues to ridge westward over Florida
and into the Gulf of Mexico and will dominate the weather with
mostly rain-free conditions through the week and into the weekend.
Winds will remain 10 knots or less and seas 2 feet or less making
for pleasant boating conditions through the week. A sea breeze is
expected close to the coast each afternoon and evening.

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Tampa Bay waters-
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ836-030615-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late this
evening, then becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early
this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late this evening.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ856-030615-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late this
evening, then becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms until early morning.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ876-030615-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east late this
evening and early morning, then becoming east 5 to 10 knots late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening
and early morning.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ853-030615-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot
at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late
this evening and early morning, then becoming east late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and south
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late
this evening, then becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ870-030615-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
200 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this
evening, then becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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