MANATEE -- The National Weather Service was calling for a sunny Friday in Bradenton.
Patchy fog before 9 a.m. was expected to give way to mostly sunny skies, with a high near 81 and northeasterly winds of 8 mph becoming west-southwesterly in the afternoon, according to forecasters.
Friday night, skies will be partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Similar conditions are expected through the weekend.


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