BRADENTON – It's not the best time to fish; Weather Underground is predicting advisory level winds with gusts up to gale force over the offshore waters through Thursday. Two license-free fishing days will take place over the holidays. Florida manatees are beginning their annual migration to warmer waters, which is their instinctual response to winter’s approach and surviving the cold. Capt. Rick Grassett says that fishing deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay for trout, blues, Spanish mackerel and jacks or reds and snook in skinny water should be a good option next week.
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Fishing Forecast
Hazardous boating conditions will continue today as high pressure builds in from the north in the wake of a strong cold front. Solid advisory level winds will overspread the forecast waters with gusts up to gale force over the offshore waters. With the northeast flow developing seas will rapidly build as one heads offshore. Conditions will improve slightly on Thursday though cautionary level winds will continue through the rest of the work week.
Thursday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Thursday night will bring east winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
2013/11/14Thu05:03 a.m.0.17L
2013/11/14Thu11:08 a.m.1.65H
2013/11/14Thu04:20 p.m.0.97L
2013/11/14Thu09:59 p.m.2.29H
Friday
East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Friday night will bring east winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Showers likely.
2013/11/15Fri05:46 a.m.-0.04L
2013/11/15Fri12:04 p.m.1.62H
2013/11/15Fri04:51 p.m.1.09L
2013/11/15Fri10:25 p.m.2.38H
Saturday
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Saturday night will bring east winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
2013/11/16Sat06:26 a.m.-0.17L
2013/11/16Sat12:52 p.m.1.58H
2013/11/16Sat05:18 p.m.1.17L
2013/11/16Sat10:52 p.m.2.43H
Sunday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
2013/11/17Sun07:02 a.m.-0.24L
2013/11/17Sun01:35 p.m.1.53H
2013/11/17Sun05:44 p.m.1.21L
2013/11/17Sun11:19 p.m.2.46H
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