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Your FOX 4 Storm Patrol Detailed Forecast

We'll wake up Sunday to sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 60s. A very pleasant morning with drier air in place after a cold front pushed through Southwest Florida. Breezy east-northeasterly winds around 15 mph will stick with us throughout the day, making for some tricky boating conditions. A small-craft advisory likely being converted to a small-craft caution. Highs will run from the mid 80s for the beaches to 90 inland. And only a few fair-weather clouds developing int he afternoon. More clouds move in Monday, with humidity and and afternoon storms returning to the forecast by Tuesday.    

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Clear Clear
73°
Feels like 73°

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10 mph

From E

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30.16 in

humidity

76%

dew point

65º

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10 mi

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Special Weather Statement

FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060-062-065-261200-
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-
CHARLOTTE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER...
INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...NEW PORT RICHEY...
ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...TAMPA...
BRADENTON...NORTH PORT...SARASOTA...VENICE...PORT CHARLOTTE...
PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS
815 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...

ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND INLAND LAKES ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO
THE NORTH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.

OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15
AND 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
DURING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN THIS
EVENING WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH ONCE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH AN
INCREASE TO EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING.

SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET TODAY THEN BUILD TO 3 TO 5
FEET AWAY FROM THE COAST BY LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FEET ONCE AGAIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

OVER THE INLAND LAKES OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THE
BREEZY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE MORNING
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY. WINDS ON THE LAKES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 KNOTS AT TIMES.

BOATERS VENTURING OUT INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AS WELL AS
THOSE STAYING ON THE INLAND LAKES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SHOULD
PREPARE FOR ROUGH CONDITIONS.

$$

Special Weather Statement

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-261200-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER...
INVERNESS...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...
NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...
BRANDON...TAMPA...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...BRADENTON...
WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...NORTH PORT...SARASOTA...VENICE...
ARCADIA...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS
818 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...

ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND INLAND LAKES ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
TO THE NORTH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.

OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15
AND 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
DURING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN THIS
EVENING WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH ONCE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH AN
INCREASE TO EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING.

SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET TODAY THEN BUILD TO 3 TO 5
FEET AWAY FROM THE COAST BY LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FEET ONCE AGAIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

OVER THE INLAND LAKES OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THE
BREEZY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE MORNING
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY. WINDS ON THE LAKES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 KNOTS AT TIMES.

BOATERS VENTURING OUT INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AS WELL AS
THOSE STAYING ON THE INLAND LAKES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SHOULD
PREPARE FOR ROUGH CONDITIONS.

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