BRADENTON – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will meet June 17-19 in Fort Myers. Agenda topics include: marine fisheries management, lionfish management and the Gulf Reef Fish Data Reporting System. A weak disturbance aloft will bring increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms both today through Friday. A more typical summer thunderstorm pattern will return to the area over the weekend.
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The high pressure ridge extends across southern Florida producing southwest winds and light to moderate choppy seas across the coastal region. The only hazard expected through the week will be locally gusty winds and higher seas in the vicinity of scattered thunderstorms...otherwise no headlines are expected.
Thursday
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning...then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday night will bring southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms.
2014/06/12 Thu 02:06 AM 1.41 H
2014/06/12 Thu 05:57 AM 1.17 L
2014/06/12 Thu 11:55 AM 2.66 H
2014/06/12 Thu 08:21 PM -0.39 L
Friday
West winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Numerous thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday night will bring southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then scattered thunderstorms after midnight.
2014/06/13 Fri 02:57 AM 1.4 H
2014/06/13 Fri 06:36 AM 1.19 L
2014/06/13 Fri 12:38 PM 2.74 H
2014/06/13 Fri 09:07 PM -0.45 L
Saturday
Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Saturday night will bring southwest winds around 5 knots then becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.2014/06/14 Sat 03:45 AM 1.39 H
2014/06/14 Sat 07:19 AM 1.2 L
2014/06/14 Sat 01:24 PM 2.76 H
2014/06/14 Sat 09:53 PM -0.44 L
Sunday
South winds around 5 knots then becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. Sunday night will bring east winds around 5 knots then becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening.
2014/06/15 Sun 04:30 AM 1.4 H
2014/06/15 Sun 08:11 AM 1.19 L
2014/06/15 Sun 02:14 PM 2.69 H
2014/06/15Sun10:40 PM-0.34L