BRADENTON – A ridge of high pressure is forecast to remain over the waters through Friday producing light winds less than 10 knots and light seas. This high will move northward on Saturday causing the winds to shift to an east southeast direction but will still remain below 15 knots. Catch and release snook in passes and around docks and bridges close to passes. You should find reds and big trout on shallow flats or edges of bars in Sarasota Bay or fish deep grass flats for trout, blues and more.
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A ridge of high pressure is forecast to remain over the waters through Friday...producing light winds less than 10 knots and light seas. This high will move northward on Saturday causing the winds to shift to an east southeast direction...but will still remain below 15 knots. Afternoon sea breezes near the coast will set up each day though the end of the week and into the weekend. The only expected hazards will be gusty winds and higher seas in the vicinity of thunderstorms over the coastal waters along with a few waterspouts.
Thursday
Northeast winds around 5 knots then becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Thursday night will bring southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening.
2014/07/10 Thu 01:12 AM 1.41 H
2014/07/10 Thu 04:44 AM 1.23 L
2014/07/10 Thu 10:54 AM 2.66 H
2014/07/10 Thu 07:23 PM -0.25 L
Friday
Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming south around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday night will bring south winds around 5 knots becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
2014/07/11 Fri 02:01 AM 1.43 H
2014/07/11 Fri 05:35 AM 1.24 L
2014/07/11 Fri 11:44 AM 2.77 H
2014/07/11 Fri 08:10 PM -0.33 L
Saturday
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday night will bring southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
2014/07/12 Sat 02:40 AM 1.45 H
2014/07/12 Sat 06:29 AM 1.2 L
2014/07/12 Sat 12:35 PM 2.82 H
2014/07/12 Sat 08:54 PM -0.34 L
Sunday
South winds around 5 knots becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
2014/07/13 Sun 03:14 AM 1.48 H
2014/07/13 Sun 07:24 AM 1.14 L
2014/07/13 Sun 01:26 PM 2.79 H
2014/07/13 Sun 09:36 PM -0.26 L