Gulf Water Temperatures Rising
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Gulf Water Temperatures Rising
On June 30, 2005, just before Cindy and Dennis, the average water temperature for 12 Gulf buoys was 84.8 degrees F. Today, July 25, less than one month later, the average water temperature is now 87.0 degree F. With heat indexes in the 110+ range and little cloud cover across the GOM, some areas may get into the low 90's by mid-August. Already the temperature in the MS Sound has been around 90 degrees for several days.
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Check out the latest super high res SST image (btw, I know there's a whole thread dedicated to it, but it's > 9 pages now).
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/avhrr/gm/05jul/ ... 5_1217.png
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/avhrr/gm/05jul/ ... 5_1217.png
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Scroll down past the map and here are some local bouys in the Gulf. Look at those temps.
Scroll down past the map and here are some local bouys in the Gulf. Look at those temps.
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I should had put this in my reply above. Sorry. Here are some links to the bouys.
Yes, I know these are fishing sites with weather but this is what I am more familiar with when it comes to looking at the Gulf and temps since dh fishes.
http://www.pbgfc.com/weather/default.asp
Yes, I know these are fishing sites with weather but this is what I am more familiar with when it comes to looking at the Gulf and temps since dh fishes.
http://www.pbgfc.com/weather/default.asp
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Re: Gulf Water Temperatures Rising
frederic79 wrote:On June 30, 2005, just before Cindy and Dennis, the average water temperature for 12 Gulf buoys was 84.8 degrees F. Today, July 25, less than one month later, the average water temperature is now 87.0 degree F. With heat indexes in the 110+ range and little cloud cover across the GOM, some areas may get into the low 90's by mid-August. Already the temperature in the MS Sound has been around 90 degrees for several days.
my pool is 91 but so far no signs of any tropical development
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Steve wrote:Check out the latest super high res SST image (btw, I know there's a whole thread dedicated to it, but it's > 9 pages now).
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/avhrr/gm/05jul/ ... 5_1217.png
Just lookin' at it makes my eyes burn... eck dang SST's are just SICK.
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Re: Gulf Water Temperatures Rising
jlauderdal wrote:my pool is 91 but so far no signs of any tropical development
The way this season has gone, you better not turn your back on it.
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Re: Gulf Water Temperatures Rising
Agua wrote:jlauderdal wrote:my pool is 91 but so far no signs of any tropical development
The way this season has gone, you better not turn your back on it.
who knows maybe some mist will form above it and start to twirl lol packing 3-5 MPH winds lol
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WeatherEmperor wrote:Swimdude wrote:Jeez... 90 degree water temperature is too warm to casually swim in... I know that much. Lack of oxygen in the air... *Shudder*
its actually better for other activities if you know what I mean....
<RICKY>
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[Disclaimer: My Amateur Opinion, please defer to your local authorities or the NHC for Guidance.]
Swimdude wrote:Jeez... 90 degree water temperature is too warm to casually swim in... I know that much. Lack of oxygen in the air... *Shudder*
I remember when I lived in Dallas and we had a bad heat wave people were buying blocks of ice to put in their swimming pools. My family went to the public pool to cool off and it was like jumping into a warm bathtub. Only deeper. Water was warmer than body temp, so I guess it was 99-100F while the outside air temps were 105-108.....
'shana
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Re: Gulf Water Temperatures Rising
jlauderdal wrote:my pool is 91 but so far no signs of any tropical development
That's good. My mom had a tropical depression in hers. I called the Dyn-O-Mat guys over and fortunately, it dissipated.
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