Captain Favorite's Weekend Fishing Forecast February 18, 2011

BRADENTON -- High pressure will ridge across the waters through early next week keeping winds and seas light. The high will be reinforced Saturday as a weak front washes out north of the area. There is great weather and great fishing this weekend!

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Friday
South winds around 10 knots becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas will be 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Friday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas will be 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Because on minor period occurs within an hour of sunset simultaneously with the moon rise this day has a heightened rating of season’s best with a peak time of 6:32 p.m. - 7:32 p.m. Fishing during normal major periods from 12:01 a.m. - 2:01 a.m. and 12:28 p.m. - 2:28 p.m., or during minor periods from 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. and 6:32 p.m. - 7:32 p.m. will produce the best results.
Tides: Low at 7:24 a.m. (-0.47), high at 1:10 PM (1.34).

Saturday
Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas will be 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Saturday night will bring north winds around 10 knots becoming east after midnight. Seas will be 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Because on minor period occurs within an hour of sunset simultaneously with the moon rise this day has a heightened rating as extra good fishing with a peak time of 7:39 a.m. - 8:39 a.m.  Fishing during normal major periods from 7:39 a.m. - 8:39 a.m. and 1:26 a.m. - 3:26 a.m., or during minor periods from 1:53 p.m. - 3:53 p.m. and 8:11 p.m. - 9:11 p.m. will produce very very good results.

Sunday
South winds around 10 knots. Seas will be 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Sunday night will bring southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas will be 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Fishing during major solunar periods from 2:19 a.m. - 4:19 a.m. and 2:46 p.m. - 4:46 p.m., or during minor periods from 8:18 a.m. - 9:18 a.m. and 9:18 p.m. - 10:18 p.m. will produce good results.

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