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| Cold Weather Advisory issued February 23 at 11:53PM EST until February 24 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL | ||
| NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL | ||
| Category | Certainty | Severity |
| Met | Likely | Moderate |
| Status | Urgency | Category |
| Actual | Expected | Met |
| Effective | Ends | Expires |
| 02/23/2026 11:53 PM | 02/24/2026 09:00 AM | 02/24/2026 09:00 AM |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 28 expected.
* WHERE...Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Lee, Coastal Hillsborough,
Coastal Manatee, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Sarasota, and Pinellas
Counties.
* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with
prolonged exposure.
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| Rip Current Statement issued February 21 at 12:33PM EST until February 24 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL | ||
| NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL | ||
| Category | Certainty | Severity |
| Met | Likely | Moderate |
| Status | Urgency | Category |
| Actual | Expected | Met |
| Effective | Ends | Expires |
| 02/21/2026 12:33 PM | 02/24/2026 10:00 AM | 02/24/2026 10:00 AM |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee,
Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
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Hourly Forecast
Tue, 08:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 10 mph NNE
Tue, 09:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 9 mph NNE
Tue, 10:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 8 mph NNE
Tue, 11:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 7 mph NNE
Tue, 12:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 6 mph N
Tue, 01:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 6 mph NNW
Tue, 02:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 6 mph NW
Tue, 03:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 7 mph NW
Tue, 04:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 8 mph NW
Tue, 05:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 7 mph NW
Tue, 06:00 PM
ClearWinds: 6 mph NW
Tue, 07:00 PM
ClearWinds: 6 mph NW
Tue, 08:00 PM
ClearWinds: 5 mph NW
Tue, 09:00 PM
ClearWinds: 3 mph NNW
Tue, 10:00 PM
ClearWinds: 3 mph NNW
Tue, 11:00 PM
ClearWinds: 3 mph NNW
Wed, 12:00 AM
ClearWinds: 2 mph NW
Wed, 01:00 AM
ClearWinds: 2 mph NW
Wed, 02:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 2 mph S
Wed, 03:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 3 mph S
Wed, 04:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 5 mph S
Wed, 05:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 5 mph SSE
Wed, 06:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 6 mph SSE
Wed, 07:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 6 mph SE
Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Gulf coastal waters from Bonita Beach to the mouth of the Suwannee River out to 60 NM. Important notice to mariners.marine forecasts are issued at least four times a day. Boaters on extended trips should routinely monitor subsequent forecast issuances and updates for the latest marine weather information. The wave heights are forecast as significant wave height which is the average of the highest one-third of the waves. The highest waves may rarely be twice the significant wave height. The winds and seas near thunderstorms may be higher than forecast. Our breezy northerly winds have finally started to come down as high pressure start to move over the area. By this afternoon winds should be around 5 to 10 knots out of the north. The high pressure will move over the Atlantic as another cold front starts to approach the southeast on Wednesday. This will shift our winds southerly on Wednesday and increase to 10 to 15 knots on Thursday. This front will be slowly moving across the state on Friday and Saturday. Winds will stay out of the south around 5 to 10 knots both days with scattered showers across the Gulf. &&