Invest 98L, that has the potential to enter the Gulf of Mexico, where conditions are ripe to strengthen a storm. As of Wednesday, Invest 98L was producing shower and thunderstorm activity a few hundred miles east of the southern Windward Islands. The system will likely become a tropical depression within the next few days as it is forecast to move west-northwest across the southern Windward Islands by late Wednesday and then toward the central Caribbean Sea later this week. The National Hurricane Center said the wave has a 70% chance of tropical development over the next two days and a 90% chance over the next five days. Long-range computer models take Invest 98L into the Gulf by the end of next week. It’s too early to know, however, where the weather system will eventually head or how strong it will be.
Water conditions are still around 85 degrees and clear. We continue to have small Hardtails and Alewives bait fish around. There was no King mackerel bite this week but Spanish were here very early mornings and just before sunset. Ladyfish, Bluefish and Hardtails were around all week. The shallows produced a few small Pompano and a couple of Red Drum.
Since the fish were not very cooperative this week, I thought I would post pictures of our bait fish
and IDs. Many species multiple names. This is not an all-inclusive list but covers a majority of
what we see locally.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
New Moon Sunday Sept. 25, 2022 Full Moon Sunday Oct. 09, 2022
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:27am Sunset: 6:47pm
Thursday 22nd. 11:26am Low 0.5 12:28am High 1.7
Friday 1:24pm Low 0.5 1:06am High 1.8
Saturday 2:44pm Low 0.4 1:50am High 1.8
Sunday 3:42pm Low 0.4 2:43am High 1.8
Monday 4:28pm Low 0.4 3:49am High 1.8
Tuesday 5:06pm Low 0.4 5:28am High 1.8
Wednesday 28th 5:35pm Low 0.4 7:15am High 1.7
Sunrise: 6:30am Sunset: 6:40pm CDST
Water temperature: 85
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MM | DD | TIME
(EDT) | WDIR | WSPD
kts | GST
kts | WVHT
ft | DPD
sec | APD
sec | MWD | PRES
in | PTDY
in | ATMP
°F | WTMP
°F | DEWP
°F | SAL
psu | VIS
nmi | TIDE
ft |
09 | 21 | 4:42 am | N | 6.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.93 | - | 75.9 | 84.7 | - | - | - | - |
09 | 21 | 4:36 am | NE | 6.0 | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | 29.93 | - | 78.3 | 84.7 | - | - | - | - |
09 | 21 | 4:30 am | NE | 5.1 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.93 | - | 78.4 | 84.7 | - | - | - | - |
09 | 21 | 4:24 am | NE | 6.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.93 | - | 78.4 | 84.9 |
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The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY
North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest to west
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet with a
dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
THURSDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest to
north 15 to 20 knots late. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant
period of 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
FRIDAY
North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant
period of 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant
period of 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
SATURDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a
dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period
of 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a
dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
MONDAY
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a
dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
MONDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to
3 feet after midnight. Protected waters choppy.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (92/74 rain 05% wind NW-10)
FRIDAY (89/69 rain 03% wind NE-11)
SATURDAY (87/72 rain 06% wind ESE-09)
SUNDAY (86/73 rain 13% wind SSW-08)
MONDAY (89/66 rain 24% wind NNW-09)
TUESDAY (88/67 rain 00% wind NNE-11)
WEDNESDAY(86/67 rain 05% wind NE-15)
PIER MANAGEMENT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Bay County Parks and Recreation – 5304 Majetti Tower Road Panama City, FL 32404
850-248-8730
Vacant – Bay Co. Parks Division Manager –850-381-8155
Vince Martin – Bay Co. Beach Operations Manager - vmartin@baycountyfl.gov - 850-896-6580
Tight lines and screaming drags,
Sam
