Trying to decide if I should try the pier or just fish the surf from my deck this morning? :D
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Trying to decide if I should try the pier or just fish the surf from my deck this morning? :D
Mobile Bay is very angry this morning, 3-4' whitecaps.
Winds are tropical storm force right now at Middle Bay Light, bordering on it at the Airport,
A good day to be at work if there is such a thing.
Wind gusts over 50 mph @ Ft Morgan in squalls.
Waves over 11 feet @ buoy 42040 and almost 10 feet @ 42012
Anyone know of a long-range weather link? I'm coming down in early December and I'll be watching the skies.
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Originally Posted by sknhgy
National Weather Service, Mobile Forecast Page:
National Weather Service
Perdido Bay the same with 3'-4' waves.
Climate Prediction Center - Seasonal OutlookQuote:
Originally Posted by sknhgy
Water levels on upper Mobile Bay & the rivers are 4' to 4.5' above predicted tide levels right now.
Composite PlotQuote:
Originally Posted by CarlF
From WKRG FB https://www.facebook.com/WKRG.News.5?fref=photo
https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...0f&oe=56C29190
https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...69&oe=56CBBB08
42012 shows winds 30-40 knots,
wave heights have increased to over 12 feet!
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_wave.p...time_label=CDT
(gusting over 50 knots at Fort Morgan!)
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_met.ph...time_label=CDT
from James Piteo FB
https://www.facebook.com/james.piteo...0433671163145/Quote:
Water has gone down some!!!
(for Rich 1 ;-)
South Santa Rosa News reports Navarre CLOSED due to high winds!
https://www.facebook.com/16199229015...89401/?fref=nf
https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...69&oe=56CBBB08
Here is my weather pic; I ain't goin' out there!
http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5tnqucid.jpg
Well that's gonna make getting home trick for us!
Just read the pier was closed due to damage. Anyone know what kind of damage it sustained? I really hate to hear this....
No verification yet, but with waves currently exceeding 14 feet (@ 42012) some of the wooden "blow-out" panels are likely out of place.
Hopefully, that's all it is and they will be operational again soon!
There's a croaker catfish and black drum slaying going down at west pass for those brave enough. I stopped by to look around and there are about 15 fisherfolks down there. Drum to about 7# with a few white trout mixed in.
I bet the redfish will stack up at the Shelby lake weir too
BTW, made it home, eastbound causeway is still. Closed. Give the hat the water was up to the edge of pavement on the westbound, imagine west bound will close by time high tide arrives at 10pm.
These models go out 10 days (scroll down on the right to "Model Data" for the controls). They are not very accurate past 5 days, but you can see if we are into a pattern.Quote:
Originally Posted by sknhgy
FWIW, this is an El Nino year and likely to be erratic.
WunderMap® | Interactive Weather Map and Radar | Weather Underground
I drove down Beach Highway to get a lottery ticket and couldn't even see where the east jetty rocks were at Perdido Pass---nothing but a mass of white foam all the way across. At the launching ramps at Cotton Bayou and Boggy Point, the water had covered all but the top couple of inches of the pilings. If I hadn't had all my fishing tackle already loaded in the car, I'd have had to stop and fill the back with sand to keep from being blow off the road.
At least all the rain and high water will wet the sand so my beach cart will roll easier when I go looking for whiting after the wind calms down.
Is this weather event strong enough to alter the contour of the beach profile and continuous sand bar?
If you check out the Gulf Shores Fire Rescue Facebook Page they have some photos of the damage. Mostly wooden panels blown out and a little bit of damage at the octiQuote:
Originally Posted by hook'em
Darn tooting straight it is, more than enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodebum
I went by the weir Sat on my way home, it was standing room only.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlF
The pics came from the state park facebook page. If you go there, there are more pics as well as video.Quote:
Originally Posted by crbhood
Well, it appears I planned my week at a good time. All we have in Arkansas is nice, slow rain with cool temps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
Oh yeah! It will be fun locating all of the new spots that will be created.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodebum
The water is so churned up it is hard to be sure but it appears that about 60 feet of beach is washed away at Four Seasons pier. Water appears deeper (good) and bar may be gone or moved. Fished 1 hour this afternoon and caught 12 big hardhead catfish. Nothing good caught. Wave still 7 to 8 feet high.