FZUS52 KTBW 210807 SRFTBW SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 407 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL THEN PUSH THROUGH THE AREA AND BE REINFORCED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ FLZ039-042-048-049-212200- LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CEDAR KEY...HUDSON BEACH... MCKETHAN PINE ISLAND PARK 407 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. BEACH WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURF................1 TO 2 FEET. WATER CONDITION.....A LIGHT CHOP. WATER TEMPERATURE...80 DEGREES. UVI INDEX...........VERY HIGH. LIGHTNING THREAT....FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. RIP CURRENT RISK....LOW...HOWEVER...STRONG CURRENTS CAN OCCUR NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. ALWAYS HAVE A FLOTATION DEVICE WITH YOU IN THE WATER. TIDE INFORMATION... AT CEDAR KEY... LOW TIDE AT 5:20 AM. HIGH TIDE AT 11:23 AM. LOW TIDE AT 6:15 PM. AT SAINT PETERSBURG... LOW TIDE AT 5:13 AM. HIGH TIDE AT 11:33 AM. LOW TIDE AT 6:40 PM. $$ FLZ050-051-055-060-212200- PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...BRADENTON BEACH...CLEARWATER BEACH... SIESTA KEY...SAINT PETE BEACH...VENICE BEACH 407 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. BEACH WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURF................1 TO 2 FEET. WATER CONDITION.....A LIGHT CHOP. WATER TEMPERATURE...81 DEGREES. UVI INDEX...........VERY HIGH. LIGHTNING THREAT....FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. RIP CURRENT RISK....LOW...HOWEVER...STRONG CURRENTS CAN OCCUR NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. ALWAYS HAVE A FLOTATION DEVICE WITH YOU IN THE WATER. TIDE INFORMATION... AT SAINT PETERSBURG... LOW TIDE AT 5:13 AM. HIGH TIDE AT 11:33 AM. LOW TIDE AT 6:40 PM. AT VENICE INLET... LOW TIDE AT 3:35 AM. HIGH TIDE AT 9:31 AM. LOW TIDE AT 5:02 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 10:58 PM. $$ FLZ062-065-212200- CHARLOTTE-LEE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...BOCA GRANDE...ENGLEWOOD... FORT MYERS BEACH...SANIBEL ISLAND 407 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. BEACH WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURF................1 TO 2 FEET. WATER CONDITION.....A LIGHT CHOP. WATER TEMPERATURE...83 DEGREES. UVI INDEX...........VERY HIGH. LIGHTNING THREAT....FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. RIP CURRENT RISK....LOW...HOWEVER...STRONG CURRENTS CAN OCCUR NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. ALWAYS HAVE A FLOTATION DEVICE WITH YOU IN THE WATER. TIDE INFORMATION... AT VENICE INLET... HIGH TIDE AT 9:31 AM. LOW TIDE AT 5:02 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 10:58 PM. AT FORT MYERS BEACH... HIGH TIDE AT 10:23 AM. LOW TIDE AT 5:06 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 11:50 PM. $$ COLSON