966
FZUS52 KTBW 010605
SRFTBW
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
205 AM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
FLZ139-142-148-149-012015-
COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF CEDAR KEY, YANKEETOWN, CRYSTAL RIVER,
HOMOSASSA, PINE ISLAND, BAYPORT, HERNANDO BEACH, HUDSON,
AND PORT RICHEY
205 AM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........79.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 06:04 AM EDT.
LOW AT 10:51 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 04:27 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 04:10 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 9 PM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................LOW AT 12:08 AM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 12:56 AM EDT.
FRIDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............AROUND 80.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 07:00 AM EDT.
LOW AT 11:39 AM EDT.
HIGH AT 05:19 PM EDT.
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 05:04 PM EDT.
RIP CURRENT RISK CATEGORY
* LOW RISK - THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS LOW, HOWEVER,
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS OFTEN OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF GROINS,
JETTIES, REEFS, AND PIERS.
* MODERATE RISK - LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
SURF ZONE.
* HIGH RISK - LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF
ZONE.
** FOR THUNDERSTORM, WATERSPOUT, AND UV DEFINITIONS SEE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BEACH/TBW
FLZ050-151-155-160-012015-
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF CLEARWATER BEACH, SAINT PETE BEACH,
BRADENTON BEACH, LONGBOAT KEY, SIESTA KEY, TURTLE BEACH, AND VENICE
205 AM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........80.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY UNTIL 8 AM, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 04:10 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 02:08 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 9 PM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............AROUND 70.
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 12:56 AM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 11:18 PM EDT.
FRIDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 05:04 PM EDT.
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 03:02 PM EDT.
RIP CURRENT RISK CATEGORY
* LOW RISK - THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS LOW, HOWEVER,
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS OFTEN OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF GROINS,
JETTIES, REEFS, AND PIERS.
* MODERATE RISK - LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
SURF ZONE.
* HIGH RISK - LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF
ZONE.
** FOR THUNDERSTORM, WATERSPOUT, AND UV DEFINITIONS SEE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BEACH/TBW
FLZ162-165-012015-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,
AND FORT MYERS BEACH
205 AM EDT THU MAY 1 2025
TODAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.
WATER TEMPERATURE...........81.
WEATHER.....................SUNNY UNTIL 8 AM, THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 02:08 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 03:00 PM EDT.
TONIGHT
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 9 PM, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY UNTIL 4 AM, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS.......................NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............LOW AT 11:18 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........LOW AT 11:22 PM EDT.
FRIDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIDES...
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 03:02 PM EDT.
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 03:54 PM EDT.
RIP CURRENT RISK CATEGORY
* LOW RISK - THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS LOW, HOWEVER,
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS OFTEN OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF GROINS,
JETTIES, REEFS, AND PIERS.
* MODERATE RISK - LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
SURF ZONE.
* HIGH RISK - LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF
ZONE.
** FOR THUNDERSTORM, WATERSPOUT, AND UV DEFINITIONS SEE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BEACH/TBW
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