Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound Marine Forecast
| Rest Of Tonight...Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Becoming North Around 20 Knots Late This Evening And Overnight. Bay And Inland Waters Choppy. |
| Sunday...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots, Increasing To 20 To 25 Knots In The Afternoon. Bay And Inland Waters Rough. |
| Sunday Night...Northeast Winds 20 To 25 Knots, Diminishing To 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Bay And Inland Waters Rough. |
| Monday...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots, Increasing To 20 To 25 Knots In The Afternoon. Bay And Inland Waters Rough. |
| Monday Night...Northeast Winds 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots, Diminishing To 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Bay And Inland Waters Rough. |
| Tuesday...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots, Increasing To 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots In The Afternoon. Bay And Inland Waters Rough. |
| Tuesday Night...Northeast Winds 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots, Diminishing To 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Bay And Inland Waters Rough. |
| Wednesday...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots, Increasing To 20 To 25 Knots In The Afternoon. Bay And Inland Waters Rough. Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms In The Afternoon. |
| Wednesday Night...Northeast Winds 20 To 25 Knots, Diminishing To 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Bay And Inland Waters Rough. Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms In The Evening. |
| Thursday...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Bay And Inland Waters Choppy. Isolated Showers In The Afternoon. Winds And Waves Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 156pm EDT Sat Oct 24 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Hazardous marine conditions across the coastal waters will continue through the weekend and into early next week. - Becoming breezy areawide with a slight chance of showers interior and southwest Florida over the weekend. Latest guidance and forecasts on track with upper longwave trough over the W Atlantic into the N Carib becoming a brief cut-off low N of the Bahamas Sunday. Tightening pressure gradient between high pressure building into the Deep South and old frontal boundary in S of the area to produce gusty winds Sunday into Monday with the strongest winds along the coast and over the coastal waters. Showers and a few storms are expected to develop over the Gulfstream and SE FL that generally drift and weaken into our FL interior and SW FL zones before dissipating thru Sunday. The upper low is expected to very slowly lift northeast by the middle of next week. An U/L ridge will build back over the Florida peninsula in its wake. Marine Strong winds and building large choppy seas will keep hazardous marine conditions across the coastal waters through the weekend and into early next week. The pressure gradient tightens further with wind gusts strengthening to near gale force tonight through Monday evening small craft operators should remain in port until conditions improve later next week. The offshore wind flow will also cause tides to run below astronomical levels as well. Fire Weather Gusty NE winds and dry conditions will continue through the weekend and into early next week. Low level moisture will slowly increase with minimum RH above critical levels. |
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