Tortuga Tank

Zapata County, TX

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window

MAYBE on Tortuga Tank — moderate wind and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet). Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

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Fri · Sep 11, Now → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for Tortuga Tank in Zapata County, TX is MAYBE. Its highlighted window has passed, so use the 7-day forecast below for the next available window. The main factor in its favor was dry conditions across the window. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 11 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 17 mph; surface pressure near 998 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 86 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED September 10, 2026, 1:17 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
11mph

SE · gust 17

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
86°F

30°C · hum 67%

Pressure
29.47inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    99° / 77°F
    11 mph · SEgust 30
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.6 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    Now → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    99° / 79°F
    9 mph · SEgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.1 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    9 AM → 1 PM
    SKIP
    Sustained high wind
    104° / 81°F
    19 mph · SEgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ +1.3 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    10 AM → 2 PM
    SKIP
    Sustained high wind
    104° / 79°F
    19 mph · SEgust 31
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.5 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    10 AM → 2 PM
    SKIP
    Sustained high wind
    102° / 81°F
    20 mph · SEgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.7 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    9 AM → 1 PM
    SKIP
    Sustained high wind
    102° / 81°F
    19 mph · SEgust 33
    0.00 in
    → +2.2 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    99° / 77°F
    11 mph · SEgust 31
    0.01 in
    ↓ -0.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+4.1 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.04 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
11 mph · gust 34 · SE
Temperature
Cooler
-3.6°F over 72h102–79°F range

Weather-only read. Confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

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