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Anna Maria, FL Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Issued by National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 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.

GMZ800-182000-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Easterly flow continues across the waters REST OF TODAY before becoming
northerly tonight, remaining north to northwesterly through the
weekend as a cold front pushes across the waters on Thursday
followed by a another on Saturday. Post-frontal winds increase
over the waters, however, advisory level conditions appear
unlikely at this time although cautionary conditions will be
possible. Showers and a few storms possible REST OF TODAY and Thursday
before a cooler and drier post-frontal air mass moves into the
region.

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GMZ830-182000-
Tampa Bay waters-
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ836-182000-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast early this
afternoon, then becoming west late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ856-182000-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 3 seconds, becoming northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
5 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ876-182000-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet this
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming north 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

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GMZ853-182000-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland
waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ873-182000-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late. Seas
around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ850-182000-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north early this
afternoon, then becoming northwest around 5 knots late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot
or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming northwest 2 feet at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ870-182000-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
1042 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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