Jupiter/Boynton water temps?
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had a brisk 70 degrees on Saturday at 95 feet
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At this time of year (Feb) the gulf stream will be a couple of degrees warmer. BUT since the stream is currently sitting ~ 7 miles off shore Jupiter & only 3 miles offshore Boynton, the temps are going to be different. On my dives last Wednesday I could seen the bending of the stream shift way inland by looking at the water swirls and foam/weed line on the surface. In Jupiter we get reverse 'eddy' currents pushing the inshore cold water down southward, but Boynton being so close to the gulf stream doesn't get the eddy current effect. Like @sheeper said 70 degrees this past week. Next week, keep an eye on how far offshore the gulf stream wall location is.
The bigger concern you should watch (besides wave height) is we just got a huge rainfall system this weekend in Florida. This morning they are dumping Lake Okeechobee out of the S155-West Palm canal at over a 1000 cuft per second. That's going to reduce our viz alot. The Army corp doesn't really tell us how long they plan to dump (and they don't dive so they don't care). It will be interesting to hear the BHB Trolls reports since they will see if first.
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