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Apparently the "arctic blast" of 2015 will make it all the way to the gulf coast for a couple of days by the end of next week...
National Weather Service
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Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Mercy, we'll be breaking up the furniture to burn in the fireplace. Bring in the dogs and cover up the cats---get the makings for snow ice cream. The weather people on the TV will be having hissy fits. Fishntime can show us all how to fish through the ice. I'm gonna buy a concession on ice skates and sell 'em at Lake Shelby.
However, December was not a shiveringly cold as last year, so I hope our water will warm up a lot quicker this year than it did last spring. We'll just have to keep our fingers crossed for Jan. and Feb.
Winter is just starting...we have 3 months to go ans I will willing to bet there will be 3 or 4 snaps that get,much cold than this one.
About time to start the contest for picking the first king catch date.I'm willing to donate free coffee to the winner.
BITE YOUR LIP ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by fishheadspin
Unfortunately you may be correct as the 3-month temperature outlook agrees...
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/product...off01_temp.gif
It's 73 degrees right now, and I guess its time to start looking for my socks again :pirate
Hopefully this cold snap will push some ducks down so we can have some decent hunting the last few weeks.
After Jan 25th, it can be 70 everyday!
I'm putting my money on more ducks! They've been a little thin so far. Bring us some cold!
:DI guess all of us way up north in B'ham are gonna die. Been nice reading all y'alls post. Thanks
Come on! I thought the beat down the Big Ten put on you guys would be enough to get you heated up!
I was going to mention the beatdown the sec schools got from the mediocre big 10 schools bdl but i was afraid I might get banned from the sight.
NA !! Give- m- Hell they would you if it were the other way around. ALL in good natured banter !
Bring it!Quote:
Originally Posted by pokenfish
Mr. Wire,
Guess I've been living in paradise a bit to long. Went back to Wisconsin to visit the kids and grandkids for the holidays. Planned on some ice fishing, then the snow and forecast of -20 with wind chill of - 65 sent me packing back to Sweet Home Alabama! Now I don't mind the snow, it was a winter wonderland but not that God awful cold. Glad to be home. Will hit the pier tomorrow before the cold snap here.
Supposed to be in the single digits here in North Alabama Thursday morning and low teens Friday morning then 20's for a few days.
man yall talking about all this cold weather back home and here i am sitting on the coast in Antarctica and its in the high 30s! tshirt weather!
The weather wizards are saying 9 degrees here in Knoxville Thursday morning. Gonna have to snuggle real close to the wife tomorrow night. :D
New low temp record @ Mobile Airport this am (17)
Other lows:
Pcola (airport): 19
Meaher Park: 20 (water temp = 47)
Brookley Field: 22
Fort Morgan: 22
Buoy 42012: 28 (wt = 66)
Buoy 42040: 38 (wt = 68)
Panama City Beach Pier: 22 (water temp = 61)
Wind chills in the lower teens to upper single digits across the region this morning with sustained winds about 15 knots with gusts to 25+ knots.
Temperatures (slowly) returning to near average (40 low / 60 high) by Sunday into middle of next week...
Gulf Shores (WKRG cam)
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=3255&stc=1
Note how low the water level is even with the (transient) wind waves from the east.
this is a great look at the current bar structure along the beach in that area.
Fairhope Pier Cam:
Note the extreme low water level and ice ring around the sandbar...
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=3256&stc=1
That is the Dog River Bridge in the background,
'crisply' seen even though it is 11 miles away!
Put another log on the fire, Maw. Reckon I'll be wearing the socks without any holes next day or two. The little birds are about to eat the bottom out of the feeder trying to get enough calories to stay warm.
Since there's no snow or ice with this system, I don't need to put out an alert for busloads of cheerleaders stranded by the severe weather and in need of my kind attention and excessive amounts of hot, restorative adult beverages while they dry their icy clothing in front of my fire. Sorry, but I better quit for a while---those images are starting to get The Voices all excited and some of the inappropriate things they're saying might slip out.
-7 here this morning.....I feel for the ones that live further north then I do .
I agree. We had a 'toasty' -3 this morning. Who knows what the wind chill was.
It was a balmy 4 this morning when I left work.
You 'Yankees' need to keep that cold air bottled up north! lol
It keeps leaking out and delaying Spring down here.
This latest "roller coaster ride' has near freezing temps on the beach two nights in a row, then up to near 70 this weekend.
The water temp has taken another 'hit', dropping 8 degrees in Perdido Pass this week.
Only a few degrees drop out in the Gulf (@ 42012), but still that is moving in the 'wrong' direction ;-)
The gubment thinks this cool trend may continue (at least for a couple more weeks)
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Originally Posted by Pier#r
I don't "like" that info. but thanks for sharing.
-4 here this morning call for a high of 16. Normal is mid 50's for the high on this date. Since Sunday we have had sleet, freezing rain and snow. I went to the store yesterday and there was not a loaf of bread, milk or toilet paper to be found any place. Don't know what people do with all that toilet paper. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
6 degrees here near the Tennessee line. Sleet, snow and freezing rain for Friday. I wish this global warming thing would stop.
Sorry for yall but -10 here where I live this morning with several inches of snow on the ground. And by the way, I'm not a yankee! Just a missionary in a foreign land! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
8 below and 8 inches of snow on the ground this morning in the Blue Ridge and expecting more tonight and Sat . Oh well , headed Southwest ,Wed.
We're sitting right on the transition line in StL for this incoming storm, which means warmer temperatures (it's 20 right now and temps will be around the freezing mark over night), but also a nasty mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow over the next 24 hours. I actually like snow, but the ice... blaaaaah
I have blessed your rod with Holy Water and it awaits you. I keep it inside so that it doesn't freeze. I'm headed up to Perdido Pass right now, will let you know what happens. Maybe I will catch an old boot.Quote:
Originally Posted by usa
4 degrees here last night. 19 right now, looking for a high of 31. Sleet and freezing rain forcast for tonight. Warming trend over the weekend with 46 on Sunday. Next week into the 50's. Hope to start my hydroponic lettuce and tomato seedlings next week.
Anyone want to come over and grill some bologna or spam?
It is cold and rainy out there.
Here's my plan and I'm sticking to it!http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...psj36r1i0p.jpg
Keep the flip flops but loose the socks next week Mr Fin.
High temps are predicted to be around 70 for three days next week!
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Originally Posted by Pier#r
http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...psxodwexpm.jpg
I'm not hopeful for an early bite at the pier this year. Spring break is 3 weeks away and I see this in my back yard Wednesday.