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    Water Temp Dip...

    Not sure how much of this translates to the GSPPier, but the water coming into Perdido Pass from the gulf at high tide is 8 to 10 degrees cooler than that in the bay!
    A dip similar to last month's 'upwelling' brought on by persistent westerly winds...

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    Huh wonder what causes that I would not think it would be that much cooler. Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by daniel9829 View Post
    Huh wonder what causes that I would not think it would be that much cooler. Thanks
    An upwelling that mixes deep water with the surface can change the temperature dramatically. When I started scuba diving I was surprised at the much colder water (thermocline) at depth a lot of the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkS1320 View Post
    An upwelling that mixes deep water with the surface can change the temperature dramatically. When I started scuba diving I was surprised at the much colder water (thermocline) at depth a lot of the time.
    Yep - this is correct.
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    The cool water made it into mobile Bay this week. Friday morning catching bait around 4;30 the GPS said 79.8. It had been running 84-87 last weekend. That must have been a heckuva burp that came up out of the canyon. It very seldom pushes past the Tecumseh but had gone as far east as Litlle Point Clear.
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