You may remember back at the beginning of April, the Klotzback report was published summarizing the expectations for the upcoming hurricane season. Those finding suggested the season would Continue reading NOAA Hurricane Outlook
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The Spring Cold Front Pressure Gradient
It’s nearly here! Are you excited? I’m excited! Who knew weather could be so exciting? I think many of us are eagerly and enthusiastically awaiting the swell! We’re less than 24 hours from really fun surf!
Red Tide of April 2016
Red Tide of April 2016
Yep, red tide is back at Clearwater Beach and Honeymoon Island. It’s been hanging around since the beginning of April.
Red tide is an organism, a phytoplankton. The over abundance of phytoplankton is commonly known as red tide. Its scientific name is Karenia brevis (genus, species), or K. brevis shortened. Red tides is when there is an over-abundance of pytoplankton in the water(called an algae bloom). The algae blooms are often during the warmer months in the Gulf of Mexico, but its timing can be somewhat unpredictable.