105  
FZUS52 KTBW 160702  
SRFTBW  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
302 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
FLZ139-142-148-149-162015-  
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  
302 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 08:53 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:08 PM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 09:15 AM EDT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING  
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 12:09 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:29 AM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 06:06 PM EDT.  
HIGH AT 02:25 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:40 AM EDT.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
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.  
TIDES...  
CEDAR KEY................HIGH AT 10:31 AM EDT.  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:58 AM 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  
 

 
 
FLZ050-151-155-160-162015-  
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  
302 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 09:15 AM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 07:13 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:28 PM EDT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 8 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY UNTIL 9 PM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY  
UNTIL 11 PM, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL  
12 AM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING  
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........LOW AT 06:06 PM EDT.  
HIGH AT 02:25 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:40 AM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 12:23 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 03:02 AM EDT.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....LOW.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SAINT PETERSBURG.........HIGH AT 10:58 AM EDT.  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:56 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:20 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  
 

 
 
FLZ162-165-162015-  
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-  
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF MANASOTA KEY, PALM ISLAND, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL,  
AND FORT MYERS BEACH  
302 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
   
TODAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....LOW.  
UV INDEX**..................VERY HIGH.  
WATER TEMPERATURE...........IN THE MID 80S.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 07:13 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:28 PM EDT.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 08:05 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 04:32 PM EDT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....LOW.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, BECOMING  
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 12:23 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 03:02 AM EDT.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........LOW.  
SURF HEIGHT.................1 FOOT OR LESS.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....LOW.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WINDS.......................EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
TIDES...  
VENICE INLET.............HIGH AT 08:56 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:20 PM EDT.  
FORT MYERS BEACH.........HIGH AT 09:48 AM EDT.  
LOW AT 05:24 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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