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FZUS52 KTBW 110148
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
948 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

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.

GMZ800-110830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER-
948 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL
CONTINUE TO RIDGE WEST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO THE
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS HIGH
WILL WEAKEN WITH ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN
U.S. CONTINUING THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW INTO THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ830-110830-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
948 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING THEN
BECOMING EAST OVERNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

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GMZ850-853-856-110830-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
948 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING
THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING THEN
BECOMING EAST OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

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GMZ870-873-876-110830-
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-
948 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10
KNOTS OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

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