Hey Jbeardon, we still goin down for spring break??
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Hey Jbeardon, we still goin down for spring break??
Not surprisingly, last week (March 18-25) was the warmest since 2011 with the warmest average water temp on record for that week at the Buoy 42012! (69.9 degrees)
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=3538&stc=1
It was warm enough last week to push the inshore water temperature (from the pier to Perdido Pass) several degrees above that of the buoy 12 miles out.
And several degrees warmer than along the FL Panhandle...
http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/regio...9.2217.n18.jpg
Unfortunately, since then the water has cooled significantly about 4 degrees (F) :-(
http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/regio...7.1108.n18.jpg
But that just shows ya the dynamic nature of it!
The water temp dropped like stairs with last week's chill but is right back up there in the 'comfort zone' now...
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_met.ph...time_label=CDT
What is with this?
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_met.ph...time_label=CDT
A 5.5 degree drop in the past week during the hottest week of the year!
Modest upwelling?
When did they move 42012?
It's in the same location (12 miles south of Orange Beach).
The description is now referenced to Mobile is all.Quote:
30.065 N 87.555 W (30°3'55" N 87°33'19" W)
Quote:
Station 42012 - ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL
I don't subscribe to Ripcharts, so I can't see the latest data, but looking at the altimetry change from the 11th to 17th it appears that there was a significant low there that was starting to dissipate by the 17th. That would imply some inflow of more water if the low continued to dissipate and there was a large high (upwelling) to the south.
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