BRADENTON – Weather Underground is predicting light winds over the course of the weekend. Recreational and commercial blue crab traps must be removed from state waters (shore to 3 nautical miles, including intracoastal waterways) from the Georgia-Florida state line through Volusia County Aug. 20 through 29.
Amberjack, gray triggerfish reopen Aug.1 in Gulf state waters
In both state and federal Gulf waters, greater amberjack must be larger than 30 inches when measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail to be harvested when the season is open. There is a daily bag limit of one fish per person.
A frontal boundary over northern Florida will keep the subtropical ridge axis suppressed across South Florida and the Florida Straits through the work week...keeping a general southwesterly flow in place across the waters. The ridge axis will then lift northward into central Florida over the weekend into early next week...resulting in lighter winds across the marine area. Winds and seas are expected to remain below headline thresholds through the forecast period. Primary hazards for mariners will be scattered thunderstorms...dangerous lightning...and localized gusty winds in and around thunderstorms.
Thursday
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Thursday night will bring southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
2014/08/14Thu03:46 AM2.07H
2014/08/14Thu10:29 AM0.63L
2014/08/14Thu04:15 PM2.08H
2014/08/14Thu10:46 PM0.8L
Friday
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Friday night will bring southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms.
2014/08/15Fri04:21 AM2.19H
2014/08/15Fri11:35 AM0.6L
2014/08/15Fri05:21 PM1.81H
2014/08/15Fri11:19 PM1.0L
Saturday
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Numerous thunderstorms in the morning then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday night will bring southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms.
2014/08/16Sat05:02 AM2.27H
2014/08/16Sat12:49 PM0.58L
2014/08/16Sat06:46 PM1.59H
2014/08/16Sat11:53 PM1.17L
Sunday
Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Sunday night will bring southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
2014/08/17Sun05:51 AM2.3H
2014/08/17Sun02:11 PM0.55L
2014/08/17Sun08:39 PM1.48H