Red tide is engulfing the coastline after a nasty wastewater spill may have triggered an intense algal bloom. Hurricane Hermine made landfall on the northern gulf coast of Florida on September second. The repeated bouts of rain put many of the aging sewage systems into overload. Even with sewage plants purging water pre-storm, the sewage systems became overloaded. Wastewater was lost into Tampa Bay, wastewater that was quickly washed into the gulf. Wastewater can be a trigger for the naturally occurring Red Tide (K. brevis) blooms. Continue reading Wastewater Triggered Red Tide (K. brevis)
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Surf Report Photo: 09.29.16
The surf is about knee high here at Sand Key. The surf might get a bit better after the tide change in 20 minutes. More images below. Continue reading Surf Report Photo: 09.29.16
Surf Forecast 09.28.16
Many of the models are hinting at a decent wave tomorrow. Some are still unsure. The wind model is suggesting the winds in the gulf Continue reading Surf Forecast 09.28.16
Electric Skies Over AMI: 9/26/16 Lightning Storms
Last night a storm developed from the East putting on a beautiful display of Mother Natures raw power. Flash lightning was firing nearly every second for around a half hour. It seemed like the world Continue reading Electric Skies Over AMI: 9/26/16 Lightning Storms
Mid-September Cold Front
The cold front over Louisiana is projected to get into the gulf. It is going to be close to west Florida. Will it impact west Florida’s weather? The rain chances go up, but that is about it. It is forecast to transform from Continue reading Mid-September Cold Front
Surf Forecast
The surf has been flat for a while now, since Hermine. There is a boundary of air just above Louisiana, but it’s going to pull out of the south and into the northeast. It isn’t going to dip into the gulf. In the coming weeks cooler air will begin entering our area with troughs dipping far enough south to change our weather. They will start out mild, but once October rolls around, we will begin to get surf. With the increasingly fall like pattern, increasingly stronger cold fronts will get us into spring-suits, then wetsuits. The water temperature is at 85 degrees right now, but the mild cold fronts will decrease nighttime temps. Lower nigh-time temperatures will slowly bring down the water temperature. With a few decent cold fronts the water will quickly drop 10 degrees or more. There is usually one cold front mild enough to wear a spring-suit, then the cold wind will quickly put us into full-suits. Surf is coming.
Beach Erosion from Hurricane Hermine
The foreground of this image is of the beach closer to the existing T-groin. This section of beach was re-nourished with sand just this past year. As you can see there are a considerable amount of lime rocks on what is left of the beach.
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