Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Charlotte Harbor, FL
May 2, 2024 1:38 AM EDT (05:38 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:47 AM Sunset 8:03 PM Moonrise 2:11 AM Moonset 1:24 PM |
GMZ856 Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl Out 20 Nm- 921 Pm Edt Wed May 1 2024
Rest of tonight - North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: north 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Thursday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 2 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Thursday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday night - Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday - East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday 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.
Sunday - East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Monday - East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.
GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 921 Pm Edt Wed May 1 2024
Synopsis - High pressure near bermuda continues to ridge westward over florida and into the gulf of mexico and will dominate the weather with mostly rain-free conditions through the week and into the weekend. Winds will remain 15 knots or less and seas 2 feet or less making for pleasant boating conditions through the week. A sea breeze is expected close to the coast each afternoon and evening.
Area Discussion for - Tampa Bay, FL
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FXUS62 KTBW 012352 AFDTBW
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 752 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
New UPDATE, AVIATION
UPDATE
Issued at 750 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
It has been an active evening across SWFL especially where a deeper moisture column support several thunderstorms. With 500mb temperatures hovering around -10C, this also led to some small hail reports, in addition to two funnel clouds across the region. With the atmosphere now worked over in SWFL, most of the activity has now wound down. There are just a couple showers ongoing as of this writing.
However, the East and West Coast sea breeze boundaries are just now colliding in Central Florida. Could this potentially elide a couple more storms yet? Perhaps. Early data from the 0Z sounding shows a deep enough moisture layer for what is most likely to be low-topped showers rather than large and intense thunderstorms as were seen earlier this evening. The moisture column is more shallow the farther north one travels, and there is also a stronger inversion and sharper cutoff to the aforementioned moisture. This also should mean that anything new to develop is likely to be isolated and short-lived.
Just a couple little tweaks to the forecast have been made to the next couple hours to reflect current trends and expectations.
Otherwise, the forecast remains on track.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 750 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Showers and thunderstorms are winding down, with predominant VFR conditions expected to prevail. There are indications that additional convection could develop again tomorrow, but this should be pretty isolated in nature. Thus, probs are quite low for all terminals, but are highest for KLAL and KPGD. Elsewhere, there is a 10 to 20% chance likely around or after 21Z. A similar pattern will play out through the weekend.
MARINE
Issued at 221 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
High pressure near Bermuda continues to ridge westward over Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico and will dominate the weather with mostly rain-free conditions through the week and into the weekend.
Winds will remain 10 knots or less and seas 2 feet or less making for pleasant boating conditions through the week. A sea breeze is expected close to the coast each afternoon and evening.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 221 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
High pressure builds in over the area and will dominate the weather through the period. A slight chance of afternoon/evening showers and storms will be possible the next few days, primarily over the interior. RH values are expected to remain above critical levels with no other fire weather concerns expected.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 71 90 72 90 / 0 20 0 10 FMY 70 90 70 90 / 20 20 10 10 GIF 67 90 67 91 / 20 20 0 10 SRQ 69 89 69 90 / 10 20 0 10 BKV 63 92 64 91 / 10 20 0 10 SPG 73 88 73 87 / 0 20 0 10
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 752 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
New UPDATE, AVIATION
UPDATE
Issued at 750 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
It has been an active evening across SWFL especially where a deeper moisture column support several thunderstorms. With 500mb temperatures hovering around -10C, this also led to some small hail reports, in addition to two funnel clouds across the region. With the atmosphere now worked over in SWFL, most of the activity has now wound down. There are just a couple showers ongoing as of this writing.
However, the East and West Coast sea breeze boundaries are just now colliding in Central Florida. Could this potentially elide a couple more storms yet? Perhaps. Early data from the 0Z sounding shows a deep enough moisture layer for what is most likely to be low-topped showers rather than large and intense thunderstorms as were seen earlier this evening. The moisture column is more shallow the farther north one travels, and there is also a stronger inversion and sharper cutoff to the aforementioned moisture. This also should mean that anything new to develop is likely to be isolated and short-lived.
Just a couple little tweaks to the forecast have been made to the next couple hours to reflect current trends and expectations.
Otherwise, the forecast remains on track.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 750 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Showers and thunderstorms are winding down, with predominant VFR conditions expected to prevail. There are indications that additional convection could develop again tomorrow, but this should be pretty isolated in nature. Thus, probs are quite low for all terminals, but are highest for KLAL and KPGD. Elsewhere, there is a 10 to 20% chance likely around or after 21Z. A similar pattern will play out through the weekend.
MARINE
Issued at 221 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
High pressure near Bermuda continues to ridge westward over Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico and will dominate the weather with mostly rain-free conditions through the week and into the weekend.
Winds will remain 10 knots or less and seas 2 feet or less making for pleasant boating conditions through the week. A sea breeze is expected close to the coast each afternoon and evening.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 221 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024
High pressure builds in over the area and will dominate the weather through the period. A slight chance of afternoon/evening showers and storms will be possible the next few days, primarily over the interior. RH values are expected to remain above critical levels with no other fire weather concerns expected.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 71 90 72 90 / 0 20 0 10 FMY 70 90 70 90 / 20 20 10 10 GIF 67 90 67 91 / 20 20 0 10 SRQ 69 89 69 90 / 10 20 0 10 BKV 63 92 64 91 / 10 20 0 10 SPG 73 88 73 87 / 0 20 0 10
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
FMRF1 - 8725520 - Fort Myers, FL | 23 mi | 50 min | SE 5.1G | 73°F | 82°F | 29.96 | ||
VENF1 - Venice, FL | 23 mi | 38 min | NE 2.9G | 75°F | 77°F | 29.93 | 69°F | |
42013 - C10 - Navy-2 | 49 mi | 63 min | NE 5.8G | 76°F | 76°F | 29.97 | 76°F |
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Airport Reports
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KPGD PUNTA GORDA,FL | 4 sm | 45 min | ESE 03 | 10 sm | Clear | 72°F | 68°F | 88% | 29.96 | |
KVNC VENICE MUNI,FL | 22 sm | 23 min | NE 04 | 10 sm | Clear | 77°F | 77°F | 100% | 29.95 |
Tide / Current for Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor, Florida
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Punta Gorda
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Wed -- 02:29 AM EDT Moonrise
Wed -- 04:50 AM EDT -0.20 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:49 AM EDT Sunrise
Wed -- 07:27 AM EDT Last Quarter
Wed -- 01:18 PM EDT Moonset
Wed -- 08:01 PM EDT Sunset
Wed -- 09:13 PM EDT 1.84 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 02:29 AM EDT Moonrise
Wed -- 04:50 AM EDT -0.20 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:49 AM EDT Sunrise
Wed -- 07:27 AM EDT Last Quarter
Wed -- 01:18 PM EDT Moonset
Wed -- 08:01 PM EDT Sunset
Wed -- 09:13 PM EDT 1.84 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor, Florida, Tide feet
12 am |
1 |
1 am |
0.7 |
2 am |
0.3 |
3 am |
0.1 |
4 am |
-0.1 |
5 am |
-0.2 |
6 am |
-0.1 |
7 am |
0.1 |
8 am |
0.4 |
9 am |
0.7 |
10 am |
0.9 |
11 am |
1.1 |
12 pm |
1.2 |
1 pm |
1.2 |
2 pm |
1.3 |
3 pm |
1.3 |
4 pm |
1.3 |
5 pm |
1.4 |
6 pm |
1.5 |
7 pm |
1.6 |
8 pm |
1.8 |
9 pm |
1.8 |
10 pm |
1.8 |
11 pm |
1.6 |
Boca Grande Pass
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Wed -- 02:29 AM EDT Moonrise
Wed -- 03:33 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 06:50 AM EDT Sunrise
Wed -- 07:23 AM EDT 2.17 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 07:27 AM EDT Last Quarter
Wed -- 01:19 PM EDT Moonset
Wed -- 01:46 PM EDT 0.21 knots Min Flood
Wed -- 05:24 PM EDT 1.13 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 08:01 PM EDT Sunset
Wed -- 08:03 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Wed -- 02:29 AM EDT Moonrise
Wed -- 03:33 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 06:50 AM EDT Sunrise
Wed -- 07:23 AM EDT 2.17 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 07:27 AM EDT Last Quarter
Wed -- 01:19 PM EDT Moonset
Wed -- 01:46 PM EDT 0.21 knots Min Flood
Wed -- 05:24 PM EDT 1.13 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 08:01 PM EDT Sunset
Wed -- 08:03 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Boca Grande Pass, Charlotte Harbor, Florida Current, knots
12 am |
-2.4 |
1 am |
-2.1 |
2 am |
-1.5 |
3 am |
-0.6 |
4 am |
0.5 |
5 am |
1.3 |
6 am |
1.9 |
7 am |
2.2 |
8 am |
2.1 |
9 am |
1.9 |
10 am |
1.6 |
11 am |
1.2 |
12 pm |
0.7 |
1 pm |
0.3 |
2 pm |
0.2 |
3 pm |
0.4 |
4 pm |
0.8 |
5 pm |
1.1 |
6 pm |
1.1 |
7 pm |
0.7 |
8 pm |
0 |
9 pm |
-0.6 |
10 pm |
-1.3 |
11 pm |
-1.8 |
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