BRADENTON –The scattered rain and thunderstorms we've had to deal with this week should subside by the end of the weekend. You may find reds schooling on edges of bars or shallow grass flats when the tide is low. Snook fishing should be good around lighted docks and bridges at night or on shallow flats early in the day. You might also find reds and trout along with snook on lighted docks this time of year. Law makers have prohibited lionfish aquaculture in Florida. The changes will go into effect Dec. 1.
Nonnative fish provide exotic fishing alternatives; most have no bag limits!
A trough of low pressure combined with an attendant frontal boundary draped across the south Central Peninsula and surface high pressure to the north of the waters will maintain a northeast to easterly wind flow over the Gulf waters tonight through Friday. Ample moisture combined with the trough will support scattered to numerous showers and storms through the period. A 3 to 4 mb pressure gradient between the high to the north and the trough over the region will support elevated winds and seas over the central and northern offshore waters tonight through Thursday where exercise caution headlines will be posted. During Friday and into the upcoming weekend the gradient will relax with a lighter east to southeast wind flow expected with an onshore sea breeze component developing near shore each afternoon. A area of low pressure is expected to develop over the northern Gulf Coast early next week with winds becoming southwest to west as this low moves slowly east northeast off the southeast U.S. Coast through Tuesday.
Thursday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Thursday night will bring east winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Thunderstorms likely in the evening...then scattered thunderstorms after midnight.
2014/09/25 Thu 01:16 AM 2.28 H
2014/09/25 Thu 08:24 AM 0.48 L
2014/09/25 Thu 02:18 PM 2.13 H
2014/09/25 Thu 08:22 PM 1.04 L
Friday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning...then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday night will bring east winds 10 to 15 knots...diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous thunderstorms in the evening...then scattered thunderstorms after midnight.
2014/09/26 Fri 01:38 AM 2.4 H
2014/09/26 Fri 09:01 AM 0.39 L
2014/09/26 Fri 02:57 PM 2.04 H
2014/09/26 Fri 08:46 PM 1.13 L
Saturday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
2014/09/27 Sat 02:06 AM 2.49 H
2014/09/27 Sat 09:43 AM 0.34 L
2014/09/27 Sat 03:41 PM 1.93 H
2014/09/27 Sat 09:12 PM 1.22 L
Sunday
Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Sunday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
2014/09/28 Sun 02:39 AM 2.55 H
2014/09/28 Sun 10:31 AM 0.33 L
2014/09/28 Sun 04:35 PM 1.81 H
2014/09/28 Sun 09:41 PM 1.31 L
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