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NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KTBW 052020
CWFTBW

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
420 PM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008

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.

GMZ800-060530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
420 PM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008

SYNOPSIS
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA
WILL MEANDER NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN THOUGH MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN ALONG THE EASTERN SEA BOARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WILL SHIFT EAST AND SOUTHEAST INTO THE ATLANTIC WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
STATES. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE UP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHERN
GULF WATERS.



GMZ830-060530-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
420 PM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008

TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...THEN
10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST OVERNIGHT.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.



GMZ850-853-856-060530-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
420 PM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008

TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING.

TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.



GMZ870-873-876-060530-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
420 PM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008

SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH MONDAY MORNING


TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.



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