New red tide numbers released Friday

Reporter: Nicole Lauren
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It’s ideal beach weather but the the federal government issued a health alert for parts of Southwest Florida due to algae.

The NOAA provided a new forecast for red tide Friday afternoon with a breakdown of which beaches are most affected.

WINK News reporter Nicole Lauren was live in the studio Friday morning. Watch the full segment above.

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