1-17-20

Good Morning,

After 2 nice days of low winds and calmer seas, the wind is blowing again and it looks like it’ll blow well into Monday. The Sailfish bite hasn’t been on fire this year but hopefully these north winds will get them chewing if you have a chance to get out there.

Snook fishing inshore has been great this week, Live Shrimp on a jig head or rigged on a J-hook with a split shot has been producing well on the bridges and docks in the Indian and the St. Lucie. Fishing live Shrimp on the docks will also produce a fair amount of Mangrove Snappers, Big Sheepshead, Black Drum and Croakers. Dock light fishing has been ok with most of the Snook being 17″-27″. On the bridges in Stuart however the big Snook are around and with this cold front that is coming it should have them chewing, Flare Hawks and Big Swimbaits will get the bite. Pompano are still thick on Sailfish flats and in the channels near the flats.

Weather:

A high pressure ridge will build over Florida and the adjacent Atlantic through tonight. Increasing northeast to east winds will cause seas to rapidly build, with boating conditions becoming hazardous today through Saturday. Conditions will improve slightly, but will remain poor Saturday night into Sunday. A much stronger cold front will push across central Florida and the adjacent Atlantic Sunday night, causing conditions to become hazardous once again through early next week.

.GULF STREAM HAZARDS…Northeast to east winds 20 to 25 knots with frequent gusts to around 30 knots. Seas building to 8 to 11 feet.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Thursday, January 16th.

44 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 32 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 24 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 15 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 10 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.

Today

Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet with a dominant period 7 seconds. Rough on the intracoastal waters. Slight chance of showers in the morning.

Tonight

East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet with a dominant period 9 seconds. Rough on the intracoastal waters.

Saturday

East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet with a dominant period 10 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters.

Saturday Night

Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.

Sunday

South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Slight chance of showers.

Tides:

Sewall Point, St. Lucie River, Florida
27.1750° N, 80.1883° W

2020-01-17 Fri 9:42 AM EST   -0.0 feet Low Tide
2020-01-17 Fri 12:16 PM EST   Moonset
2020-01-17 Fri 3:12 PM EST    1.0 feet High Tide
2020-01-17 Fri 5:49 PM EST   Sunset
2020-01-17 Fri 10:15 PM EST   -0.3 feet Low Tide
2020-01-18 Sat 1:17 AM EST   Moonrise
2020-01-18 Sat 4:00 AM EST    1.0 feet High Tide
2020-01-18 Sat 7:11 AM EST   Sunrise
2020-01-18 Sat 10:47 AM EST    0.1 feet Low Tide
2020-01-18 Sat 12:54 PM EST   Moonset
2020-01-18 Sat 4:13 PM EST    0.9 feet High Tide
2020-01-18 Sat 5:50 PM EST   Sunset
2020-01-18 Sat 11:17 PM EST   -0.3 feet Low Tide
2020-01-19 Sun 2:18 AM EST   Moonrise
2020-01-19 Sun 5:06 AM EST    1.0 feet High Tide
2020-01-19 Sun 7:11 AM EST   Sunrise
2020-01-19 Sun 11:51 AM EST    0.1 feet Low Tide
2020-01-19 Sun 1:35 PM EST   Moonset
2020-01-19 Sun 5:16 PM EST    0.9 feet High Tide
2020-01-19 Sun 5:51 PM EST   Sunset

Fort Pierce Inlet, south jetty, Florida
27.4700° N, 80.2883° W

2020-01-17 Fri 12:16 PM EST   Moonset
2020-01-17 Fri 1:28 PM EST    2.6 feet High Tide
2020-01-17 Fri 5:49 PM EST   Sunset
2020-01-17 Fri 7:47 PM EST   -0.5 feet Low Tide
2020-01-18 Sat 1:17 AM EST   Moonrise
2020-01-18 Sat 2:16 AM EST    2.6 feet High Tide
2020-01-18 Sat 7:12 AM EST   Sunrise
2020-01-18 Sat 8:19 AM EST    0.1 feet Low Tide
2020-01-18 Sat 12:55 PM EST   Moonset
2020-01-18 Sat 2:29 PM EST    2.5 feet High Tide
2020-01-18 Sat 5:50 PM EST   Sunset
2020-01-18 Sat 8:49 PM EST   -0.5 feet Low Tide
2020-01-19 Sun 2:19 AM EST   Moonrise
2020-01-19 Sun 3:22 AM EST    2.5 feet High Tide
2020-01-19 Sun 7:12 AM EST   Sunrise
2020-01-19 Sun 9:23 AM EST    0.2 feet Low Tide
2020-01-19 Sun 1:35 PM EST   Moonset
2020-01-19 Sun 3:32 PM EST    2.4 feet High Tide
2020-01-19 Sun 5:51 PM EST   Sunset
2020-01-19 Sun 9:49 PM EST   -0.5 feet Low Tide

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