Red tide still in seacrest?

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katie bluekt looin perpetual motion1,068 postsJoined Mar 11, '05View profile Messagekt loo

Oct 20, '05 · 4:46 PM1,501

Ever since I took Bailey down to the shore this morning in seacrest, I've been coughing all day, sometimes sniffling, with intermittent light headaches. There were dead fish in the sand --not a huge amount, but dozens visible-- and the water was murky. One large section was actually maroon red. Never seen that before. If it looks like red tide, feels like red tide and smells like red tide, could it be....? I thought it was gone. :idontno: There is a light breeze from the south today. Anyone else seeing this?

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Oct 20, '05 · 4:53 PM#2

I got a hint of it today but also had the poison plane fly over my head 3 times so that might have been it. I wouldn't be surprised if it wat RT since the wind has been steady onshore for awhile now.

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katie bluekt looin perpetual motion1,068 postsJoined Mar 11, '05View profile Messagekt looAuthor

Oct 20, '05 · 5:19 PM#3

Whew-- no doubt about it now. We just tried to bike, and started sneezing wheezing and coughing non stop. Two people I passed who heard me choking said "you know that's the red tide, right?". From here it looks like just a pocket of algae though...water looks better in the distance on either side of our neighborhood. I'm sure we can find some clear air a short drive away.

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Oct 20, '05 · 5:31 PM#4

I've been smelling it (faintly fishy odor, it seems) since noon, and sneezing since 3:00. But the DC-3 carpet-bombed my house twice today, as well.

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Camp Creek KidChristini ZambiniSeacrest Beach1,277 postsJoined Feb 20, '05View profile MessageChristini Zambini

Oct 20, '05 · 5:35 PM#5

Just got back from tennis lessons at Rosemary. 20 kids, 3 coaches, and 10 parents were hacking away. Looks like its back.

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Oct 20, '05 · 5:45 PM#6

The wave activity from Wilma probably stirred it up again. There are sections of bloom throughout the gulf. The persistent north wind the last couple weeks has kept it offshore.

If there is one positive, K. brevis cannot survive in cooler waters, so as the water temps dip below 70 within the next six weeks or so, that should kill it for good. The front coming through on Saturday should improve things a bit.

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Smiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined Nov 18, '04View profile MessageSoWal Expert

Oct 20, '05 · 5:46 PM#7

Yesterday, I was in Panama City and noticed (light coughing) the Red Tide near the Bay.

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Miss KittyMeow47,011 postsJoined Jun 10, '05View profile MessageMeow

Oct 20, '05 · 5:55 PM#8

OMG...IT'S BACK!!! I have been sickish feeling ever since I was out with Molly and had the poison bomb...just went down for sunset and made it half way down the boardwalk, saw red flag and Molly started sneezing uncontrollably! People coming up said it was bad...we hightailed it back inside. It's everything bad I had heard...sore throat, itchy nose and eyes, and coughing. YUCK DUDE!!!! The waves have kicked up, so that is probably the answer.