Good morning! Here's your surf zone forecast for West Central and Southwest Florida brought to you by the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay. Let's start with the northern zone covering the beaches from Cedar Key all the way down to Port Richey. Today is shaping up to be absolutely gorgeous. We're looking at mostly sunny skies with a very high UV index, so don't forget that sunscreen. Conditions are calm with surf heights of one foot or less and only north winds around ten miles per hour. The water is warming up nicely in the upper seventies, and the high will reach the mid seventies. Rip current risk is low, though remember that life threatening rip currents can still occur near groins, jetties, reefs, and piers. Tonight stays mostly clear and mild with lows in the mid sixties, and Monday looks equally pleasant with sunny skies, upper seventies, and east winds five to ten miles per hour. Moving down to the Pinellas through Sarasota beaches, including Clearwater, Saint Pete Beach, Bradenton, and Siesta Key, conditions are slightly more active. Today we're expecting moderate rip current risk, so swimmers and waders should exercise caution. It'll be partly to mostly sunny with highs near eighty and north winds ten to fifteen miles per hour. Surf remains minimal at one foot or less. Tonight becomes a bit cloudier with moderate rip current risk continuing, and northeast winds ten to fifteen miles per hour. Lows will be in the upper sixties. Monday improves significantly with low rip current risk, mostly sunny skies, mid eighties, and northeast winds around ten miles per hour. Finally, our southern zone covering Charlotte and Lee County beaches, including Captiva, Sanibel, and Fort Myers Beach, has a bit more weather activity to track. Today brings moderate rip current risk and moderate thunderstorm potential, so keep an eye on the sky. We're expecting partly sunny conditions with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs near eighty with northeast winds ten to fifteen miles per hour. Tonight the storm chance decreases to low, but moderate rip current risk persists. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper sixties. Monday clears out nicely with mostly sunny skies, low rip current risk, lower eighties, and northeast winds ten to fifteen miles per hour. Overall, it's a beautiful weekend with mostly calm conditions and warm water temperatures across the entire region. Just watch out for those rip currents where they're rated moderate, and keep an eye on the afternoon sky down south. Have a great day out there! For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.