Captain Favorite's Weekend Fishing Forecast: May 23, 2013

BRADENTON –  The Florida Keys Dolphin Championship in Key Largo will start tomorrow and continue through the long weekend. In Matlacha Florida, wounded warriors are holding a tournament to raise funds in an effort to support injured veterans. A weak area of high pressure will continue across the waters through Thursday. A strong ridge of high pressure will build north of the waters over the weekend resulting in gusty east and northeast winds, possibly reaching cautionary or advisory criteria. Capt. Rick Grassett says to look for reds and big trout in potholes and on the edges of bars when the tide is low or on shallow flats on sunny afternoons when the tide is high.

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Fishing Forecast 

A weak area of high pressure will continue across the waters through Thursday. A strong ridge of high pressure will build north of the waters over the weekend resulting in gusty east and northeast winds, possibly reaching cautionary or advisory criteria.

Thursday
West winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Thursday night will bring northwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

2013/05/23Thu12:43 am.1.5H

2013/05/23Thu05:33 a.m.0.98L

2013/05/23Thu11:15 a.m.2.47H

2013/05/23Thu07:23 p.m.-0.29L

Friday
West winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Friday night will bring northwest winds 5 to 10 knots then becoming north around 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

2013/05/24Fri01:45 a.m.1.47H

2013/05/24Fri06:06 a.m.1.09L

2013/05/24Fri11:53 a.m.2.63H

2013/05/24Fri08:12 p.m.-0.46L

Saturday
Northeast winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Saturday night will bring east winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

2013/05/25Sat02:45 a.m.1.43H

2013/05/25Sat06:39 a.m.1.16L

2013/05/25Sat12:33 p.m.2.75H

2013/05/25Sat09:01 p.m.-0.54L

Sunday

East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

2013/05/26Sun03:44 a.m.1.39H

2013/05/26Sun07:13 a.m.1.2L

2013/05/26Sun01:18 p.m.2.78H

2013/05/26Sun09:52 p.m.-0.53L

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