Good afternoon, A late season cold front that has swept threw our area made it difficult to get offshore. Customers are reporting a few scattered dolphin being caught in the 80′-100′ range. Some cobia cruising along the beaches when weather allows, great baits to throw are live pilchards, crabs, and the new Hogy pro tail swim bait in the olive color.
INSHORE: Small craft advisories have made inland waters very rough the last few days. Snook are starting to work there way out to the inlets ,but the recent cold weather could set them back. There are a few trout being caught in Ft. pierce near the spoil islands north of the bridges. Great artificial baits to use include Monster 3x shrimp rigged weedless and DOA shad tails rigged on jig heads fished in 2-4′ feet of water. Good luck and have fun! -Cullen
FORECAST!
…SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE GULF STREAM…
Synopsis: COOL HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE FRIDAY, THEN THE ASSOCIATED RIDGE AXIS WILL SETTLE INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SATURDAY. POOR BOATING CONDITIONS TODAY WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY SUNDAY AND PRODUCE POOR TO HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
.GULF STREAM HAZARDS…NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS TODAY WITH SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM BASED ON THE REAL TIME OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM AS OF WEDNESDAY MARCH 15TH.
42 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PONCE INLET. 30 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PORT CANAVERAL. 25 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SEBASTIAN INLET. 17 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FORT PIERCE INLET. 10 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT LUCIE INLET.
This Afternoon
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet and higher in the gulf stream with a dominant period 6 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters.
Tonight
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period 7 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Friday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period 6 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters.
Friday Night
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
Saturday
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Saturday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Sunday
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Sunday Night
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.
TIDES!
Sewall Point, Florida
27.1750° N, 80.1883° W
2017-03-16 Thu 7:30 PM EDT Sunset
2017-03-16 Thu 7:59 PM EDT -0.1 feet Low Tide
2017-03-17 Fri 1:39 AM EDT 1.0 feet High Tide
2017-03-17 Fri 7:27 AM EDT Sunrise
2017-03-17 Fri 8:22 AM EDT 0.1 feet Low Tide
2017-03-17 Fri 1:47 PM EDT 0.9 feet High Tide
2017-03-17 Fri 7:30 PM EDT Sunset
2017-03-17 Fri 8:39 PM EDT -0.0 feet Low Tide
2017-03-18 Sat 2:22 AM EDT 0.9 feet High Tide
2017-03-18 Sat 7:26 AM EDT Sunrise
2017-03-18 Sat 9:05 AM EDT 0.3 feet Low Tide
2017-03-18 Sat 2:28 PM EDT 0.9 feet High Tide
2017-03-18 Sat 7:31 PM EDT Sunset
2017-03-18 Sat 9:22 PM EDT 0.1 feet Low Tide
St. Lucie, Indian River, Florida
27.4800° N, 80.3333° W
2017-03-16 Thu 7:30 PM EDT Sunset
2017-03-16 Thu 7:36 PM EDT -0.1 feet Low Tide
2017-03-17 Fri 1:07 AM EDT 1.1 feet High Tide
2017-03-17 Fri 7:28 AM EDT Sunrise
2017-03-17 Fri 7:59 AM EDT 0.2 feet Low Tide
2017-03-17 Fri 1:15 PM EDT 1.0 feet High Tide
2017-03-17 Fri 7:31 PM EDT Sunset
2017-03-17 Fri 8:16 PM EDT -0.0 feet Low Tide
2017-03-18 Sat 1:50 AM EDT 1.0 feet High Tide
2017-03-18 Sat 7:27 AM EDT Sunrise
2017-03-18 Sat 8:42 AM EDT 0.3 feet Low Tide
2017-03-18 Sat 1:56 PM EDT 1.0 feet High Tide
2017-03-18 Sat 7:31 PM EDT Sunset
2017-03-18 Sat 8:59 PM EDT 0.1 feet Low Tide