I haven't checked the cams, but I checked the beach, and I don't think it gets any better than that. A couple of fishing boats should be pulling ashore about now, in Grayton.
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And that post is supposed to mean what? Good Lord. All I said was the water looked pretty on the cams. If there is June grass, I'm coming anyway, SJ. So why not be positive?
Either I mistyped it, or you misread it. It was just backing up what you were saying with first hand on the beach knowledge. I checked the cam after I posted it, and if you think it looks good on that, you will be very pleased to see it in person. Just multiply the beach cam by about 1000, and that is what it looks like right now. It doesn't get any better than right now.
No prob. My bad. A few strands of grass are expected this time of year. But last year, oy. You couldn't even swim it was so thick.
JB has posted a link before, maybe on this thread, but i think the closest bouys for measuring are in Pensacola and Panama City, and there can be a substantial difference in temps depending on the time of year, water currents, etc. I'm thinking about taking a thermometer with me to the beach, so I can post the temp with accuracy, when asked. I do have a pretty good guess, since I use a fancy gadget to test other water temps on a regular basis, and chart the changes. I'll try to remember to stick a thermometer in with my beach stuff.
There are a few. The closest NODC station is Pensasola. Not sure how accurate it is.
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/egof.html
Here is a good sight that shows SST's.
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/avhrr/gm/averages/07may/index.html
I can tell you that surface temps on the Lakes in SoWal right now are at around 77-78F degrees (factual evidence), and the Gulf temps in SoWal are maybe 5 degrees lower (just a good guess).
On JB's link, Pensacola is reading Gulf temp at at 78F degrees. It is not that warm here in SoWal. Outside air temp right now is in the mid 70s, so the Gulf temp isn't too shocking to the body. There is plenty of sunshine to warm up quickly after a dip in the Gulf, and today, the wind is nominal, though yesterday, the wind was blowing and it was fairly nice and cool on the beach, even with the sun shining. If I were wet yesterday, I probably would have been cold.
On JB's link, Pensacola is reading Gulf temp at at 78F degrees. It is not that warm here in SoWal. Outside air temp right now is in the mid 70s, so the Gulf temp isn't too shocking to the body. There is plenty of sunshine to warm up quickly after a dip in the Gulf, and today, the wind is nominal, though yesterday, the wind was blowing and it was fairly nice and cool on the beach, even with the sun shining. If I were wet yesterday, I probably would have been cold.
Personally I dont really care if there is a little grass, I just dont want it to be like it was last year.