621 FZUS52 KTBW 170840 SRFTBW SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 440 AM EDT MON JUN 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS... MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES TODAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN INLAND FROM THE COAST...BUT MAY TRY TO DRIFT BACK TOWARD THE BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST LATE IN THE DAY. $$ FLZ039-042-048-049-172045- LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CEDAR KEY...HUDSON BEACH... MCKETHAN PINE ISLAND PARK 440 AM EDT MON JUN 17 2013 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88. BEACH WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURF................1 FOOT OR LESS. WATER CONDITION.....SMOOTH INCREASING TO A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON. WATER TEMPERATURE...84 DEGREES AT CEDAR KEY. UVI INDEX...........EXTREME. LIGHTNING THREAT....NO LIGHTNING. RIP CURRENT RISK....LOW...HOWEVER...STRONG CURRENTS CAN OCCUR NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. ALWAYS HAVE A FLOTATION DEVICE WITH YOU IN THE WATER. TIDE INFORMATION... AT CEDAR KEY... HIGH TIDE AT 8:44 AM. LOW TIDE AT 3:30 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 9:39 PM. AT SAINT PETERSBURG... HIGH TIDE AT 9:15 AM. LOW TIDE AT 4:09 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 9:52 PM. $$ FLZ050-051-055-060-172045- PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...BRADENTON BEACH...CLEARWATER BEACH... SIESTA KEY...SAINT PETE BEACH...VENICE BEACH 440 AM EDT MON JUN 17 2013 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90. BEACH WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURF................1 FOOT OR LESS. WATER CONDITION.....SMOOTH INCREASING TO A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON. WATER TEMPERATURE...86 DEGREES AT CLEARWATER BEACH. UVI INDEX...........EXTREME. LIGHTNING THREAT....VERY INFREQUENT 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... HIGH TIDE AT 9:15 AM. LOW TIDE AT 4:09 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 9:52 PM. AT VENICE INLET... HIGH TIDE AT 7:13 AM. LOW TIDE AT 2:31 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 7:50 PM. $$ FLZ062-065-172045- CHARLOTTE-LEE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...BOCA GRANDE...ENGLEWOOD... FORT MYERS BEACH...SANIBEL ISLAND 440 AM EDT MON JUN 17 2013 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91. BEACH WINDS.........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURF................1 FOOT OR LESS. WATER CONDITION.....SMOOTH INCREASING TO A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON. WATER TEMPERATURE...87 DEGREES AT FORT MYERS BEACH. UVI INDEX...........EXTREME. LIGHTNING THREAT....INFREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. RIP CURRENT RISK....LOW...HOWEVER...STRONG CURRENTS CAN OCCUR NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. ALWAYS HAVE A FLOTATION DEVICE WITH YOU IN THE WATER. TIDE INFORMATION... AT VENICE INLET... HIGH TIDE AT 7:13 AM. LOW TIDE AT 2:31 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 7:50 PM. AT FORT MYERS BEACH... HIGH TIDE AT 8:05 AM. LOW TIDE AT 2:35 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 8:42 PM. $$