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How to make the Dive / No-Dive decision based on weather! This covers from Sebastian Inlet to West Palm.
Tides:
Ft. Pierce Tides
: About 1 hour after the tide starts going out, the water will turn brown
from the river water getting into the ocean water. This also goes for West
Palm and diving on the Mizpah - outgoing tides muddy the water.
Marine Winds & How Big will the Waves Be?
Winds out of the
West are good
, out of the
East and North East BAD
,
out of the
South East if not strong may be Ok
.
Winds of
15 knots
out of the East at Lake Worth can coincide with
6 ft Seas
at the West Palm Inlet. Most
safety conscious dive boats
WILL NOT GO OUT
in these conditions.
1.
Locations of
NOAA Bouy's
around Florida:
2.
Current winds
from the
NOAA Lake Worth station
, near West Palm - The hurricanes of 2004 have wiped out this station. Use the
Jupiter Inlet CAM for current conditions.
3.
Predicted winds
from
NOAA Marine Forecast
4.
NOAA
bouy's
Main Data Home Page
5.
The
Weather Channel
To Dive or Not To Dive - Look at the winds:
[ For Boat Diving ] Wind...
N 10- 15.....-----.....kinda bumpy
NE 10- 15.....-----.....downright snotty
E 10- 15......-----.....not pleasant
SE 10 - 15.....-----.....not pleasant
S 10 - 15.....-----.....may be tolerable
W 10 - 15.....-----.....TIME TO GET WET!!
[ For Beach Diving ] Wind...
N 5 -.....-----.....Maybe *
NE 5 -.....-----.....Don't Go, Zero Vis, Dangerous Entry/Exit
E 5 -.....-----.....Don't Go, Zero Vis, Dangerous Entry/Exit
SE 5 -.....-----.....Don't Go, Zero Vis, Dangerous Entry/Exit
S 5 -.....-----.....Maybe *
W 10 - 15.....-----.....TIME TO GET WET!!
Maybe * = Look at the at:
Jupiter CAM
Sebastian Inlet
CAM
- Click on "Looking straight east out towards the jetty"
If you see any waves, don't go Beach Diving!
Hope this helps...
A 15 knot East wind will generate 6 ft waves in West Palm and a "Good" Dive
Boat will not go out!
Current Airport Winds and Conditions at :
1.
At
Melbourne Airport
which sits about a mile west of the river.
2.
At
Vero Beach Airport
. Vero Airport is on the River and should give the best indication of the
winds near the ocean.
3.
At
Ft. Pierce Airport
which sits several miles west of the river.
4.
At
Key West Airport
, and
Marathon Airport
Current Radar
1.
With
Intellicast Radar of Florida
Florida Doppler Radar
you can see where the storms are, the storm intensity based on color, the
height of the clouds and which direction there moving in.
2.
Local Mid Florida Doppler Radar -
*****
Mid State Channel 9:
*****
gets a close up of where the storms are.
3.
Better Ch 9
Doppler Radar
4.
Key West Doppler Radar
5,
Interactive Florida Weather
- Weather dot com - Latest and Greatest
Life Guard Station
If your beach diving, you can call the lifeguard at some of the parks to get
current conditions. They usually don't answer before 9:00 am. Note: Some of
these numbers have changed per the Hurricanes of 2004!!
1.
Golden Sand Park
, 6.0 mi south of Sebastian Inlet bridge, lifeguard (772)-388-5483
2.
Wabasso Park
, 6.0 mi south of Sebastian Inlet bridge, lifeguard (772)-589-8291
3.
Pepper Park
, 15 mi south of SR 60 (Vero Beach), 2 mi north of Ft. Pierce Inlet, lifeguard
(772)-462-1988, radio center (772)-462-2355
CAM's:
There are several internet video camera's for
Live Beach / Inlet Shots
:
1.
Boca Inlet, Miami Beach, Jupiter Inlet, South Beach Park Monitoring Systems:
http://www.video-monitoring.com
2.
Martin County - GREAT HIGH RES OCEAN PIC Jensen Beach in Martin County, FL :
http://webserver.martin.fl.us/beachcam.html
3.
Martin County - GREAT HIGH RES OCEAN PIC - Jupiter Inlet :
http://www.jupiterflorida.com/
***** BEST ONE ***** !
4.
Jensen Beach (almost finished rebuilding after Frances) :
http://www.evsmartin.com/martin.htm
5.
Boynton Inlet:
http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/webcams/slwi/
6.
Boca Inlet:
http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/webcams/bocainlet/
7.
Port of Palm Beach -
http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/webcams/lwi/
8.
South Miami Beach (looking for a new home right now) -
http://www.evs123.com/mbeach/default.htm
9.
Surf Guru for Sebastian Inlet:
http://www.surfguru.com/
10.
CFLsurf.com, Most of Florida:
http://www.cflsurf.com/
11.
Dearfield Beach CAM (New 8-18-03):
http://www.islandwatersports.com/surfcam-index.cfm
12.
Deerfield Beach:
http://www.diverdeep.com/beach_cam.htm
13.
Ft. Lauderdale Beach Click on "Live Beach Cam":
http://www.sunny.org/visitors/index.cfm
14.
Sloppy Joe's Key West - see who's drinking what?:
http://www.liveduvalstreet.com/"
Hurricane Links
1.
www.intellicast.com - IntelliCast
2.
www.patrick.af.mil - Patrick AFB
Good link for projected path
3.
www.nrlmry.navy.mil - Navy Research Lab
Good link for projected path
4.
flhurricane.com - Central Florida Hurricane Center
New Link for Wilma
5.
www.srh.noaa.gov/ - Key West Long Range Radar
New Link for Wilma
6.
www.nhc.noaa.gov - NOAA Wilma
New Link for Wilma
7.
www.intellicast.com - Intellicast IR Loop of Wilma
New Link for Wilma
8.
hurricane.accuweather.com - Accuweather Pic
New Link for Wilma
9.
skeetobiteweather.com/ - Skeetobite Weather Pic
New Link for Wilma
10.
Satellite Pic - Aug 2007
- New Link for 2007
Florida Dive Groups
1. Join The Irishman's Diving E-Mail List. Drop an e-mail with the Subject of ADD TO DIVERS E-MAIL LIST!
2. Yahoo - Groups - E-Divers . Lots of diving along the SE Florida Coast by an Experienced Friendly Dive Group. This is probably the best Florida Diving Group on the net!
3. KSC Barracudas http://kscbarracudas.org . In Florida and Some of the BEST Out of Florida Dive Trips . Highly recommended for their out of state trips!
4. ScubaBoard.com http://www.scubaboard.com/ Follow the links to: Regional Travel & Dive Clubs - North America - United States - Florida Conch Divers. Here's a mix of local and out of state Divers doing all kinds of trips!
5. http://www.scubatalk.org/board/ An Interesting Diving Oriented Group!
6. http://www.scubaforum.org/cgi-scuba/akcs-www Just another Diving Link
7. http://shorediving.com/ Just another Diving Link
8. Single Divers http://www.singledivers.com/surfaceinterval/index.php Your looking for a Dive Partner:
1. 1st Wed of the Month , Space Coast Decender's Dive Club meets at Bunky's Raw Bar on A1A in Satellite Beach the 1st Wed of the month at 7:30 PM in the side room. Come on over, have a brew, eat some wings or oysters and talk about DIVING!! This group supports the Explorer Scout Dive Group, so if you have a 14 year old, bring them along also.
3. 2nd Tuesday of the Month , The Palm Beach County Reef Research Team - PBCRRT http://www.pbcrrt.org . Partake in Fish Counts on out-of-the-way reefs and wrecks, reef and wreck exam and marking]
4. 3rd Tuesday of the Month , KSC Barracudas Dive Club, http://kscbarracudas.org/ meets at a Merritt Island / Cocoa Library [ location may change ] on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM. This group does a lot of well organized and inexpensive Out-Of-The-USA Dive Trips.
5. 3rd Wednesday of the Month , The Space Coast Paddler's - http://www.spacecoastpaddlers.org/ - Your Local Kayak Club. If you haven't seen Ocean Kayak Diving, your missing a real thrill!
5. ?? of the Month Watterloggers Dive Club , meets at Beef-O-Brady's at Wickham & Lake Washington Rds: http://68.16.172.235/DiveClub/default.asp
Last Updated: 02-Oct-2007