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  • A sunny start to our day followed by some fair weather clouds and a chance of isolated, inland rain. That rain is expected to move through De Soto county to Glades & Hendry county late this afternoon; there is a chance we could see that rain cut acro Video by fox4now.com

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Your FOX 4 Storm Patrol Detailed Forecast

It will be another sunny start to our day with warm, stuffy conditions. Later this afternoon we will see isolated rain moving through SWFL from the northwest to the southeast, primarily along or east of I-75. This rain is most likely to move through De Soto county dropping southeast into Glades & Hendry county with the possibility of reaching inland areas of Charlotte & Lee county east of the interstate. Daytime highs are headed for the upper 80s to middle 90s while dew points start out in the lower 70s ending up in the lower and middle 60s this evening. A cold front will be moving through SWFL Saturday morning bringing very comfortable weather for the holiday weekend. Saturday & Sunday will include mostly sunny skies, breezy conditions and dew points hovering near 60 degrees. On Memorial Day our dew points will still be in the lower 60s with a breeze under partly sunny skies. On Tuesday the humidity start to climb along with our chances of rain; we could see some rain south of the Caloosahatchee. Our typical rain pattern of afternoon, isolated rain returns to SWFL on Wednesday when our dew points are back to the middle and upper 60s and daytime highs hit 90.

FOX 4 Rising Meteorologist Jamie Kagol

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37%

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62º

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Special Weather Statement

FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060-062-065-250400-
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
952 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 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. NORTHEAST WINDS
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO
THE NORTH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY AND THEN BRIEFLY
DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO
QUICKLY INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS SATURDAY EVENING AND REMAIN
ELEVATED INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL BUILD SEAS TO BETWEEN 3 AND 4 FEET AWAY
FROM THE COAST BY LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN TO BETWEEN 4 AND 5
SATURDAY NIGHT.

BOATERS VENTURING OUT INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR THESE ROUGH LATE MAY
CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

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