BRADENTON -- The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is this weekend along with the Fall Fly Fishing Challenge and the opening of Marine Quest in St. Petersburg. There are no reports of red tide off Sarasota beaches from Venice north at this time. Fishing for false albacore, Spanish mackerel, tripletail and more in the coastal gulf should continue to get better as the water cools and baitfish schools become more concentrated. Shallow water fishing for reds, trout and snook should also continue to improve as it gets cooler.
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Weekend Forecast
Breezy east to northeast winds will persist through the next several days as the pressure gradient remains tight between high pressure to the north and Tropical Storm Sandy drifting north from the Caribbean into the Bahamas. For the waters from Tarpon Springs southward...winds will increase to Small Craft Advisory criteria starting this evening.
Thursday
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Isolated showers. Thursday night will bring north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to around 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
2012/10/25Thu05:06 a.m.0.84L
2012/10/25Thu10:48 a.m.1.95H
2012/10/25Thu05:09 p.m.0.77L
2012/10/25Thu10:57 p.m.2.1 H
Friday
North winds around 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Friday night will bring northwest winds around 20 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
2012/10/26Fri05:55 a.m.0.56L
2012/10/26Fri11:49 a.m.1.92H
2012/10/26Fri05:42 p.m.0.92L
2012/10/26Fri11:18 p.m.2.23H
Saturday
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters rough. Saturday night will bring north winds around 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
2012/10/27Sat06:37 a.m.0.33L
2012/10/27Sat12:41 p.m.1.88H
2012/10/27Sat06:09 p.m.1.06L
2012/10/27Sat11:38 p.m.2.33H
Sunday
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Sunday night will bring north winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
2012/10/28Sun07:14 a.m.0.16L
2012/10/28Sun01:27 p.m.1.82H
2012/10/28Sun06:33 p.m.1.17L
2012/10/28Sun11:57 p.m.2.41H
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