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Captiva Island, FL - (Outside) Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

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.

GMZ800-242130-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Area of high pressure over the region will keep benign weather
conditions in place through most of the period. Winds increase to
10 to 15 knots from the southeast in the offshore waters today
and Friday. Then, an approaching system will begin to push ridge
out allowing winds to drop to around 5 to 10 knots. Chances of
showers increase into early next week.

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GMZ830-242130-
Tampa Bay waters-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

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

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GMZ836-242130-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Bay
and inland waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.

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GMZ856-242130-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots
early this afternoon, then becoming west late. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 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 southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...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 west 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

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GMZ876-242130-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots early this afternoon, then becoming southwest late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

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GMZ853-242130-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to
10 knots early this afternoon, then becoming west late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate
chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds, becoming northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east
1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds,
becoming west 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 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. 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 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

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GMZ873-242130-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early this afternoon, then becoming southwest late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 2 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

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GMZ850-242130-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming west late.
Seas around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at
2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 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 a
moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and south 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 east 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 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.

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GMZ870-242130-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
424 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early this afternoon, then becoming southwest late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 2 seconds
and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 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 northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 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. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

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