Sanibel, FL Marine Weather and Tide Forecast
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Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Sanibel, FL

May 20, 2024 8:01 AM EDT (12:01 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:36 AM   Sunset 8:12 PM
Moonrise 4:46 PM   Moonset 3:39 AM 
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NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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GMZ856 Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl Out 20 Nm- 329 Am Edt Mon May 20 2024

Today - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers this morning. A slight chance of Thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers this afternoon.

Tonight - Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: north 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the evening.

Tuesday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: north 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.

Tuesday night - North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 2 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.

Wednesday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Wednesday night - North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 2 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.

Thursday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

Thursday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.

Friday - Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.

GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 329 Am Edt Mon May 20 2024

Synopsis - Persistent long period swells from the S gulf likely to keep seas elevated today while a weak frontal boundary continues slowly moving across the se gulf with a few showers or storms across the waters. Weak high pressure gradually builds into the region by mid week with winds and seas slowly subsiding.


7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Sanibel, FL
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Area Discussion for - Tampa Bay, FL
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FXUS62 KTBW 200729 AFDTBW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 329 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

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DISCUSSION
Issued at 325 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

Although much of the area remained rain free on Sunday, limited rain chances are expected to continue today and Tuesday with lingering moisture likely to produce a few showers and storms during the afternoon and evening primarily over the interior as a weak surface boundary remains draped across the peninsula while a trough aloft extends SW across the state from the W Atlantic.

Guidance continues to indicate meager rain chances for W FL today with PoPs generally 20-30 percent. With the setup continuing to favor interior convection and PWATs trending down toward the 1-1.3 inch range across most of the area today through early Tuesday, lower PoPs seem likely with best chances along the interior. As the trough aloft begins to shift east into the Atlantic on Tuesday, surface ridging along the E Seaboard will begin gradually building into the state with low-level NE winds overspreading the area and advecting Atlantic moisture across the state leading to a slight uptick in PoPs Tuesday afternoon with highest chances still focused across the interior but spreading further across W FL.

By Wednesday upper ridging looks to build NE across the state from the SW Gulf while the surface ridge remains in place, leading to mainly dry conditions for the majority of the area as subsidence limits moisture depth and rain chances, mainly to 20 percent or less for southern interior and SWFL locations. Shortwaves and attendant surface low pressure systems trekking across the OH/TN Valleys over the latter half of the week will weaken the ridging aloft while the surface ridge will shift E into the Atlantic in response, causing winds to shift to SE-S locally late week into the weekend with gradually increasing moisture and an increase in rain chances over the weekend into early next week.

Temps generally within a few degrees of average over the early part of the week before warming to above normal over the latter half of the week with the ridging over the area. Expect afternoon highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s away from the immediate coast today and Monday with coastal areas in the lower to mid 80s, then warming into the lower to mid 90s mid week and beyond away from the coast with immediate coastal areas in the mid to upper 80s.

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 145 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

VFR expected through period with light winds overnight increasing out of the W-NW late morning into afternoon, highest in afternoon with higher gusts. Winds shift out of the NE and diminish during the evening. While afternoon and evening convection looks to remain east of terminals and confidence does not warrant mention this cycle, interior and SWFL terminals may require adjustments if trends favor potential impacts.

MARINE
Issued at 325 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

A weak surface boundary remains over the waters with W-NW winds today increasing along the immediate coast during the afternoon with sea breeze enhancement. High pressure then builds along the E Seaboard and over the waters Tuesday into late week favoring NE to E winds developing over the waters, turning onshore with the sea breeze during the afternoons followed by easterly surges late evening into overnight. The high shifts into the Atlantic late week into the weekend allowing winds to become more S-SE over the weekend into early next week.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 325 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

A weak surface boundary remains draped across the state with winds generally NW-N today. High pressure builds into the state Tuesday into late week favoring NE-E winds before shifting into the W Atlantic into the weekend allowing winds to shift out of the SE-S. Expect winds near the coast to turn onshore during the afternoons with the sea breeze.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 90 73 91 75 / 10 10 20 0 FMY 91 72 92 73 / 20 20 30 10 GIF 91 70 90 71 / 30 10 40 0 SRQ 90 71 92 73 / 10 10 20 10 BKV 91 65 91 66 / 20 10 20 0 SPG 88 76 90 77 / 10 10 20 0

Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Monday: 5 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Tuesday: 2

For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https:// www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology

TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.




Weather Reporting Stations
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Stations Dist Age Wind Air TempWater Temp WavesinHgDewPt
FMRF1 - 8725520 - Fort Myers, FL 19 mi44 min NNW 4.1G5.1 79°F 86°F29.90
RKXF1 - Rookery Bay Reserve, FL 33 mi77 min 0 73°F 29.8972°F
VENF1 - Venice, FL 48 mi62 min NNE 5.1G5.1 77°F 82°F29.8872°F


Wind History for Fort Myers, FL
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Airport Reports
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AirportDistAgeWind ktVisSkyWeatherTempDewPtRHinHg
KFMY PAGE FIELD,FL 16 sm68 mincalm10 smClear75°F72°F89%29.87
KRSW SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL,FL 19 sm68 mincalm10 smClear73°F72°F94%29.87
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Wind History from FMY
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Tide / Current for Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay Entrance, Florida
   
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Point Ybel
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Mon -- 04:38 AM EDT     Moonset
Mon -- 05:05 AM EDT     1.13 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 06:38 AM EDT     Sunrise
Mon -- 10:47 AM EDT     2.46 feet High Tide
Mon -- 05:45 PM EDT     Moonrise
Mon -- 06:23 PM EDT     0.17 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 08:10 PM EDT     Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay Entrance, Florida, Tide feet
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2.4
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1.5


Tide / Current for Point Ybel (0.4 Mi. NW of), Florida Current
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Point Ybel (0.4 Mi. NW of)
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Mon -- 02:15 AM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 04:18 AM EDT     -0.44 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 04:38 AM EDT     Moonset
Mon -- 06:07 AM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 06:38 AM EDT     Sunrise
Mon -- 09:05 AM EDT     0.97 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 12:19 PM EDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 04:29 PM EDT     -1.29 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 05:45 PM EDT     Moonrise
Mon -- 07:46 PM EDT     0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 08:11 PM EDT     Sunset
Mon -- 10:45 PM EDT     0.94 knots Max Flood
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Point Ybel (0.4 Mi. NW of), Florida Current, knots
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0.9


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