Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Bradenton, FL
 | Sunrise 6:37 AM Sunset 8:16 PM Moonrise 1:08 AM Moonset 12:31 PM |
GMZ853 Coastal Waters From Englewood To Tarpon Springs Fl Out 20 Nm- 201 Am Edt Tue May 20 2025
Today - South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Tonight - Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Wednesday - West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Wednesday night - West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms after midnight.
Thursday - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Thursday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the evening.
Friday - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the morning.
Friday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday - North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 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- 201 Am Edt Tue May 20 2025
Synopsis - Weak high pressure to remain in place with slight seas and light winds that sea breeze in the afternoon. A weak frontal boundary sags through the waters Wednesday into late week bringing a chance of showers and possible storms into the weekend.
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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Bradenton, FL
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| Bradenton Click for Map Tue -- 02:08 AM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 02:11 AM EDT 0.00 feet Low Tide Tue -- 06:38 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 08:00 AM EDT Last Quarter Tue -- 09:04 AM EDT 1.55 feet High Tide Tue -- 01:31 PM EDT Moonset Tue -- 01:50 PM EDT 1.25 feet Low Tide Tue -- 06:54 PM EDT 1.95 feet High Tide Tue -- 08:15 PM EDT Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Bradenton, Manatee River, Tampa Bay, Florida, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 0.4 |
| 1 am |
| 0.1 |
| 2 am |
| 0 |
| 3 am |
| 0.1 |
| 4 am |
| 0.3 |
| 5 am |
| 0.6 |
| 6 am |
| 1 |
| 7 am |
| 1.3 |
| 8 am |
| 1.5 |
| 9 am |
| 1.5 |
| 10 am |
| 1.5 |
| 11 am |
| 1.4 |
| 12 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 2 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 3 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 11 pm |
| 1.1 |
| Tampa Bay (Sunshine Skyway Bridge) Click for Map Tue -- 02:08 AM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 03:27 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 06:38 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 07:10 AM EDT 1.32 knots Max Flood Tue -- 08:00 AM EDT Last Quarter Tue -- 11:45 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 01:28 PM EDT -0.23 knots Max Ebb Tue -- 01:31 PM EDT Moonset Tue -- 03:15 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 06:22 PM EDT 0.60 knots Max Flood Tue -- 08:15 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 08:58 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Tampa Bay (Sunshine Skyway Bridge), Florida Current, knots
| 12 am |
| -1.2 |
| 1 am |
| -1 |
| 2 am |
| -0.7 |
| 3 am |
| -0.2 |
| 4 am |
| 0.3 |
| 5 am |
| 0.8 |
| 6 am |
| 1.2 |
| 7 am |
| 1.3 |
| 8 am |
| 1.2 |
| 9 am |
| 1 |
| 10 am |
| 0.6 |
| 11 am |
| 0.2 |
| 12 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 1 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 2 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 3 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.4 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 7 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 8 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 9 pm |
| -0 |
| 10 pm |
| -0.4 |
| 11 pm |
| -0.8 |
FXUS62 KTBW 200533 AFDTBW
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 133 AM EDT Tue May 20 2025
DISCUSSION
Stacked ridging over the region to keep the hot and dry conditions in place today with afternoon high temps in the 90s and heat index values around 100. The afternoon seabreeze will keep coastal areas above normal highs but inland areas may approach record levels.
The upper ridge get pushed into the N Carib as an upper trough moves from the Great Lakes Wednesday to New England Friday allowing a weak surface frontal boundary to slowly move over the FL Peninsula Wed-Fri with a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms mainly in the afternoons along boundary interactions.
General ridging is expected to move back over the region through the long holiday weekend keeping warm and mainly dry conditions in place.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
VFR conditions continue with light and variable winds and isolated to patchy shallow field fog possible mainly north of terminals thru 13Z. Winds turn onshore as Gulf seabreeze develops and moves inland with SCT-BKN moderate cumulus through 18Z-00Z.
MARINE
Weak high pressure to remain in place with slight seas and light winds that sea breeze in the afternoon. A weak frontal boundary sags through the waters Wednesday into late week bringing a chance of showers and possible storms into the weekend.
FIRE WEATHER
Conditions remain dry and hot through mid week as min RH values drop but remain above critical level as winds remain light and seabreeze in the afternoon. A weak frontal boundary sags through the area Wednesday into late week bringing a chance of showers and possible storms into the weekend.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 92 79 91 79 / 0 0 10 10 FMY 93 76 92 76 / 0 0 10 0 GIF 96 73 94 76 / 10 0 10 0 SRQ 90 76 89 78 / 0 0 10 10 BKV 92 70 90 72 / 0 0 10 10 SPG 89 79 88 79 / 0 0 10 10
For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https:// www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 133 AM EDT Tue May 20 2025
DISCUSSION
Stacked ridging over the region to keep the hot and dry conditions in place today with afternoon high temps in the 90s and heat index values around 100. The afternoon seabreeze will keep coastal areas above normal highs but inland areas may approach record levels.
The upper ridge get pushed into the N Carib as an upper trough moves from the Great Lakes Wednesday to New England Friday allowing a weak surface frontal boundary to slowly move over the FL Peninsula Wed-Fri with a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms mainly in the afternoons along boundary interactions.
General ridging is expected to move back over the region through the long holiday weekend keeping warm and mainly dry conditions in place.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
VFR conditions continue with light and variable winds and isolated to patchy shallow field fog possible mainly north of terminals thru 13Z. Winds turn onshore as Gulf seabreeze develops and moves inland with SCT-BKN moderate cumulus through 18Z-00Z.
MARINE
Weak high pressure to remain in place with slight seas and light winds that sea breeze in the afternoon. A weak frontal boundary sags through the waters Wednesday into late week bringing a chance of showers and possible storms into the weekend.
FIRE WEATHER
Conditions remain dry and hot through mid week as min RH values drop but remain above critical level as winds remain light and seabreeze in the afternoon. A weak frontal boundary sags through the area Wednesday into late week bringing a chance of showers and possible storms into the weekend.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 92 79 91 79 / 0 0 10 10 FMY 93 76 92 76 / 0 0 10 0 GIF 96 73 94 76 / 10 0 10 0 SRQ 90 76 89 78 / 0 0 10 10 BKV 92 70 90 72 / 0 0 10 10 SPG 89 79 88 79 / 0 0 10 10
For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https:// www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| PMAF1 | 10 mi | 49 min | 78°F | 86°F | 29.93 | |||
| MTBF1 | 11 mi | 49 min | SE 6G | 79°F | 29.91 | 77°F | ||
| SAPF1 - 8726520 - St. Petersburg, FL | 18 mi | 49 min | ESE 2.9G | 81°F | 83°F | 29.93 | ||
| 42098 | 20 mi | 53 min | 83°F | 1 ft | ||||
| OPTF1 - 8726607 - Old Port Tampa, FL | 25 mi | 49 min | E 1.9G | 79°F | 29.91 | |||
| 42013 - C10 - Navy-2 | 29 mi | 104 min | SE 5.8G | 82°F | 29.91 | |||
| EBEF1 | 30 mi | 49 min | 78°F | 86°F | 29.91 | |||
| SKCF1 | 30 mi | 61 min | 0G | |||||
| TSHF1 - 8726667 - East Bay Causeway, FL | 31 mi | 55 min | 0G | |||||
| CWBF1 - 8726724 - Clearwater Beach, FL | 36 mi | 49 min | E 2.9G | 80°F | 29.92 |
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