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Got out today with JDC both AM & PM. Calm on the surface (1’) except for a passing storm during the last dive of the afternoon kicking up 3-5s. Warm down to 30-40’ then an insane 68-70F below. Dives 2 & 4 were colder than I recall being in a LONG TIME!! Green viz in the warm top water and bluish with lots of particulate below. Viz varied by site from 20-25 to 40’ max.
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Thank you for the conditions report!! I'm definitely putting my backup suit of 7 mil on the boat for both days of mini-season even if it sits in the V-berth dry. They don't cancel dives for cold water.
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Good report @Divin'Papaw. That’s consistent with everything I’ve heard and seen this week. It’s chilly! I dove Boynton today and it was 82 at 100 feet. Heard that it was in the low 80s at Midreef in WPB. There’s warm water around so hopefully it improves in Jupiter by Wednesday!
@Johnoly I’ll be bringing my 7mil and hooded vest as well. Just in case!
@Johnoly I’ll be bringing my 7mil and hooded vest as well. Just in case!
Unfortunately, none to be found in Jupiter below 40' this weekend. Just my luck! 2 days, 6 dives, bottom temps ranged from 68-71 on all 6 dives. BRRRRR.
Given how hot it has been in Florida this summer, it's CRAZY to come off of a diving weekend chilled to the bone.Definitely have your 7mm suits available for mini-season and we'll all hope you don't need them.
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Yesterday there was many reports from the fishing charter captains that were 20 miles out in 600 feet deep. They reported crazy 6-7 knot screaming gulf stream currents and their engines 1/3 throttled up just to hold position. When it's that strong it definitely produces eddy circles dragging up ice cold water and then just dumps it into our shallow dive depths with no shallow currents to move it out. Since Eddy's are so sudden and un-predictable, we try to look at Gulf Stream forecasts. Below is one of the best from Sailing passages. It's thinking that weds & thrs should be near normal 2knts dive conditions (but no guarantees).
On Friday night 7/21, the NOAA wave databases (which all websites derive their forecasts) broke down and stopped updating. It's still broken as of the 7am Monday model run. They'll fix it this morning but we need to wait for the noon time update to get a TRUE picture. The EURO model is now running wave forecasts but it is so new that it's unreliable. Like @CosbySweater said, just bring extra gear and let it sleep in the V-berth.
Lastly in a financial prediction of the economy/recession........The dive boats are NOT sold out !! That has not happened since 2008.
My apologies to all, meant to post this in the West Palm Thread. But did not realize my mistake until after the posting.
Went out on Pura Vida's Aurelia for diving yesterday. I am going to do a REEF Trip at the Flower Gardens in the Gulf next week and decided it might behoove me to do a depth greater than 20 feet in preparation. Reading this thread and diving at BHB in 78f water last Thursday, there was a little trepidation caused by the thought of cold water. I did the afternoon trip and was happy to hear sea temps were back up in the 80's from those that did the morning dive.
Crew was captain Jason, divemaster Amber, and unfortunately the other divemasters name escapes me right now. For such a big dive boat there were only 16 people so it was nice not to be crowded. We did Bath and Tennis for the first dive, followed by the Flower Gardens the second dive. On Bath&Tennis sea temp remained a constant 84f. On the Flower Gardens there was some cooler water at 82f for a while, but it quickly returned to 84f as we moved north with the current. Visibility was a hazy 40 with a little bit of green mixed in with the blue for coloring. Current was fast enough to make it difficult to linger for photography or searching for smaller critters and fish.
Despite the fact Blue Heron Bridge is the most fish species rich site (467) in the database, there are many species that are rarely seen there, yet common out on the reefs. Glasseye Snapper, which are not in the Snapper Family but in the Bigeye Family are common on the reefs. Whitespotted Filefish are common on the reefs, but rarely seen at BHB.
@Johnoly I like the map an explanation above. I would like to add that cold core eddies that are responsible for the upwellings wreaking havoc the last week spin counter clockwise. While warm core eddies spin clockwise and are an aid to hurricane formation.
Respectively, Blue Angelfish and Whitespotted Filefish Trio, and Glasseye Snapper.
Went out on Pura Vida's Aurelia for diving yesterday. I am going to do a REEF Trip at the Flower Gardens in the Gulf next week and decided it might behoove me to do a depth greater than 20 feet in preparation. Reading this thread and diving at BHB in 78f water last Thursday, there was a little trepidation caused by the thought of cold water. I did the afternoon trip and was happy to hear sea temps were back up in the 80's from those that did the morning dive.
Crew was captain Jason, divemaster Amber, and unfortunately the other divemasters name escapes me right now. For such a big dive boat there were only 16 people so it was nice not to be crowded. We did Bath and Tennis for the first dive, followed by the Flower Gardens the second dive. On Bath&Tennis sea temp remained a constant 84f. On the Flower Gardens there was some cooler water at 82f for a while, but it quickly returned to 84f as we moved north with the current. Visibility was a hazy 40 with a little bit of green mixed in with the blue for coloring. Current was fast enough to make it difficult to linger for photography or searching for smaller critters and fish.
Despite the fact Blue Heron Bridge is the most fish species rich site (467) in the database, there are many species that are rarely seen there, yet common out on the reefs. Glasseye Snapper, which are not in the Snapper Family but in the Bigeye Family are common on the reefs. Whitespotted Filefish are common on the reefs, but rarely seen at BHB.
@Johnoly I like the map an explanation above. I would like to add that cold core eddies that are responsible for the upwellings wreaking havoc the last week spin counter clockwise. While warm core eddies spin clockwise and are an aid to hurricane formation.
Respectively, Blue Angelfish and Whitespotted Filefish Trio, and Glasseye Snapper.
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Great information & thank you for the conditions report. !!!
Ten days ago I did the 10:00 boat from PVD (M/V Aurelia). Having read about the thermocline, I was (miserably overdressed) in a 5mm wetsuit with hood.
The first dive on Juno ledge, according to my Teric, splashed at 92 and ended at 87.
The second dive on the WPB Corridor splashed at 88 and finished at 90.
I have no idea what to wear this coming weekend (I'm diving on the weekend after the mini-season goat rope.)
The first dive on Juno ledge, according to my Teric, splashed at 92 and ended at 87.
The second dive on the WPB Corridor splashed at 88 and finished at 90.
I have no idea what to wear this coming weekend (I'm diving on the weekend after the mini-season goat rope.)
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