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| Rip Current Statement issued February 4 at 8:20AM EST until February 6 at 7:00PM 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 |
| 02/04/2026 08:20 AM | 02/06/2026 07:00 PM | 02/06/2026 07:00 PM |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee,
Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
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Hourly Forecast
Thu, 05:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 24 mph NW
Thu, 06:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 24 mph NW
Thu, 07:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 23 mph NW
Thu, 08:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 23 mph NW
Thu, 09:00 PM
ClearWinds: 22 mph NW
Thu, 10:00 PM
ClearWinds: 21 mph NW
Thu, 11:00 PM
ClearWinds: 20 mph NW
Fri, 12:00 AM
ClearWinds: 18 mph NW
Fri, 01:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 17 mph NNW
Fri, 02:00 AM
ClearWinds: 16 mph NNW
Fri, 03:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 15 mph NNW
Fri, 04:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 14 mph NNW
Fri, 05:00 AM
Mostly ClearWinds: 14 mph N
Fri, 06:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 13 mph N
Fri, 07:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 12 mph N
Fri, 08:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 13 mph NNW
Fri, 09:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 13 mph NNW
Fri, 10:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 13 mph NW
Fri, 11:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 14 mph NW
Fri, 12:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 14 mph WNW
Fri, 01:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 14 mph WNW
Fri, 02:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph WNW
Fri, 03:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph W
Fri, 04:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph W
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. Hazardous marine conditions expected, following a front that moved over the water earlier today. Advisory level winds begin to decrease by tomorrow morning with seas subsiding shortly after. Rip current risk remains high through Friday night. Pleasant marine conditions expected to return at the beginning of the week. &&