West Bradenton FL
02/05/2026 05:00 AM
56°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 9 mph SSW
Rain Showers
Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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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.
                                            
Moonrise
10:08 PM
Moonset
09:26 AM
Sunrise
07:14 AM
Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Sunset
06:14 PM

Hourly Forecast

Thu, 05:00 AM

Rain Showers
Winds: 9 mph SSW
56°

Thu, 06:00 AM

Rain Showers
Winds: 9 mph WNW
58°

Thu, 07:00 AM

Rain Showers Likely
Winds: 9 mph WNW
59°

Thu, 08:00 AM

Rain Showers Likely
Winds: 13 mph NW
58°

Thu, 09:00 AM

Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 14 mph NW
57°

Thu, 10:00 AM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 17 mph NW
57°

Thu, 11:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 18 mph NW
58°

Thu, 12:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 18 mph NW
56°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 18 mph NW
55°

Thu, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 20 mph NW
55°

Thu, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 21 mph NW
54°

Thu, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 22 mph NW
54°

Thu, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 22 mph NW
53°

Thu, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 21 mph NW
52°

Thu, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 20 mph NW
52°

Thu, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 20 mph NW
52°

Thu, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 18 mph NW
52°

Thu, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 18 mph NW
52°

Thu, 11:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 17 mph NW
52°

Fri, 12:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 16 mph NNW
52°

Fri, 01:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 14 mph NNW
51°

Fri, 02:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 14 mph NNW
50°

Fri, 03:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 13 mph NNW
49°

Fri, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 12 mph NNW
49°
Winds: 9 mph SSW
Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Winds: 9 to 22 mph WNW
Rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 9 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Winds: 12 to 21 mph NNW
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Winds: 9 to 14 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Winds: 9 to 14 mph WNW
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Winds: 14 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind around 14 mph.
Winds: 9 to 13 mph N
Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
Winds: 6 to 9 mph NE
Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Winds: 5 to 8 mph NNE
Clear, with a low around 51. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Winds: 5 to 8 mph S
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Winds: 6 mph N
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Winds: 7 mph S
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Winds: 6 mph SW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Winds: 6 to 9 mph S
Sunny, with a high near 71.

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. A cold front moving through the eastern gulf waters today will produce scattered showers and increasing winds and seas. Hazardous marine conditions expected starting this morning and has prompted the issuance of a Small Craft Advisory for all the eastern gulf waters including Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor for winds around 20- 25 knots with gusts near 30 knots and seas 5-9 feet. Conditions slowly improve on Saturday to around 10-15 knots and seas 2-4 feet. Pleasant marine conditions continue into the weekend and the first half of next week with winds around 10 knots and seas 2 feet or less expected. &&

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:39 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:39 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:39 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:39 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:39 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:39 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:39 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 01:39 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
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