Good Morning,Offshore yesterday was good with some nice fish caught in a local Tournament Grant Cloughley and crew caught a 45lb kingfish a few dolphin and a few cobia to take the win with 104lb total weight congrats to Grant and crew,The 2nd place boat had a 65lb wahoo and a nice dolphin.There were a few other nice dolphin and a few kings that were caught to.The dolphin were in about 120 to 200ft and the kings were in like 50 to 60ft.The cobia have been around free swimming alone the beach and around some wrecks in 60ft.Inshore the snook fishing has been good around the bridges and in the inlet live bait has produced well on the out going tide.There were a few reds reported around the docks by Midway road to the power plant on the west side of the river.The trout fishing has been steady around Bear Point to the south and queens cove to the north.The jetty in Ft.Pierce has had a few nice snook and some flounder around live shrimp has produced well.Seabeastion inlet has had some nice snook and reds around on the out going tide with a few tarpon mixed in.Todays weather and tide info-
Synopsis: THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW AND FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS. HOWEVER…GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS WILL OCCUR WITH SCATTERED OFFSHORE MOVING SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE ON FRIDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE FRESHENING ONSHORE WINDS AND LESS THAN FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS FROM THIS WEEKEND INTO MONDAY…ESPECIALLY OFFSHORE.
.GULF STREAM HAZARDS…NONE.
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM BASED ON THE REAL TIME OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM FROM WEDNESDAY MAY 20TH:
48 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PONCE INLET. 35 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PORT CANAVERAL. 27 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SEBASTIAN INLET. 17 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FORT PIERCE INLET. 11 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT LUCIE INLET.
Today
West winds 5 knots becoming north late in the morning… Then becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet with a dominant period 9 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Tonight
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening…then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Friday
North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 9 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of showers.
Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida 27.4683° N, 80.2967° W 2015-05-21 Thu 11:28 AM EDT 2.0 feet High Tide 2015-05-21 Thu 5:35 PM EDT -0.2 feet Low Tide 2015-05-21 Thu 8:06 PM EDT Sunset
Stuart, St. Lucie River, Florida 27.2000° N, 80.2583° W 2015-05-21 Thu 1:55 PM EDT 1.0 feet High Tide 2015-05-21 Thu 8:05 PM EDT Sunset 2015-05-21 Thu 9:06 PM EDT -0.1 feet Low Tide
Sebastian Inlet bridge, Indian River, Florida (2) 27.8600° N, 80.4483° W 2015-05-21 Thu 10:54 AM EDT 2.3 feet High Tide 2015-05-21 Thu 5:12 PM EDT -0.1 feet Low Tide 2015-05-21 Thu 8:07 PM EDT Sunset
Good Luck,Kadri