September 2017 Diving Weather Reports

Tropical Explorer: Spiegel Grove Saturday September 30th 2017, 02:43 PM
SE
13kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
60
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain C.C.:
Sugar! Spice! And everything nice, but professor utonium added an extra ingredient CHEMICAL X and THE POWERPUFF GIRLS were born!
Tropical Odyssey: Spiegel Grove Saturday September 30th 2017, 10:59 AM
SE
6kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
30
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Adrian:
Lots of critters, octopus, grouper and barracuda 🐬
Tropical Explorer: Drift Molasses Saturday September 30th 2017, 10:48 AM
NE
6kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain C.C.:
Loving the calm.
Tropical Explorer: Drift Molasses Saturday September 30th 2017, 10:48 AM
NE
6kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain C.C.:
Loving the calm.
Tropical Adventure: Spiegel Grove Saturday September 30th 2017, 10:11 AM
NE
7kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
35
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Chris M:
Splendid morning on the Spiegel.
Tropical Voyager: Conch Wall Friday September 29th 2017, 03:52 PM
S
8kts
Wind Conditions
2 feet
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Chris M:
Overall a decent afternoon!
Tropical Legend: Eagle Ray Alley Friday September 29th 2017, 02:20 PM
S
12kts
Wind Conditions
2-3 feet
Wave Height
40
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Lots of baby turtles 🐢 today on Molasses Reef.
Tropical Legend: Pickles Reef Friday September 29th 2017, 10:38 AM
SW
5kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
40
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Pickle barrels uncovered
Tropical Odyssey: Spiegel Grove Friday September 29th 2017, 09:41 AM
SW
12kts
Wind Conditions
2 feet
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Gavin:
Double Dip!!
Tropical Explorer: Spiegel Grove Thursday September 28th 2017, 03:11 PM
SE
15kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
30
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain C.C.:
Go-go-Goliath grouper
Tropical Odyssey: Eagle Ray Alley Thursday September 28th 2017, 02:11 PM
SE
10kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Gavin:
Hanging out with Tropical Legend & Turtles on Mo!
Tropical Legend: Hole in the Wall Thursday September 28th 2017, 01:56 PM
SE
5kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Jim:
Nice clear water on Molasses this afternoon!
Tropical Odyssey: Spiegel Grove Thursday September 28th 2017, 09:33 AM
E
4kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
40
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Gavin:
Lake Atlantic, WOW!
Tropical Legend: Hole in the Wall Thursday September 28th 2017, 09:12 AM
W
1kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
40
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Flat calm, turtles 🐢 following us around. Lots of fish, very cool.
Tropical Odyssey: Eagle Ray Alley Wednesday September 27th 2017, 02:14 PM
SE
3kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
45
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Jim:
Great diving at Molasses Reef today..
Tropical Odyssey: Spiegel Grove Wednesday September 27th 2017, 09:59 AM
SE
7kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
40
feet
Visibility
NE
Moderate
Current
From Captain Jim:
Squally, cloudy but very cool on the wreck.
Tropical Explorer: Molasses Reef Wednesday September 27th 2017, 09:27 AM
SW
12kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
40
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Gavin:
Great day on Mo!
Tropical Legend: Benwood Wreck Tuesday September 26th 2017, 02:14 PM
SE
5kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
30
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
The Benwood wreck is cool.
Tropical Odyssey: Spiegel Grove Tuesday September 26th 2017, 10:29 AM
NW
10kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
30
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Gavin:
great day for diving yay!!!
Tropical Odyssey: Drift Molasses Monday September 25th 2017, 10:39 AM
W
1kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
40
feet
Visibility
NE
Heavy
Current
From Captain Jim:
A 1.5 ripping current made for a wonderful dive on Deep Molasses the divers drifted one nautical mile. Flat calm seas.
Tropical Odyssey: The Horseshoe Sunday September 24th 2017, 02:31 PM
NE
3kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
20
feet
Visibility
W
Slight
Current
From Captain Jim:
Beautiful day at Horse Shoe Reef.
Tropical Odyssey: Spiegel Grove Sunday September 24th 2017, 09:09 AM
N
3kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Rockin out on the Spiegel Beagle.
Tropical Adventure: Spiegel Grove Sunday September 24th 2017, 08:29 AM
kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Chris M:
No wind, no current, and a beautiful morning to be had by all!
Tropical Odyssey: ChristmasTree Cave Saturday September 23rd 2017, 02:14 PM
NE
3kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
30
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Cloudy afternoon above and below. Lots of turtles 🐢
Tropical Legend: Winch Hole Saturday September 23rd 2017, 09:43 AM
NE
9kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
30
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain D.J.:
Eagle Rays spotted as soon at they jumped in! We’ve got a whole boat of surveyors and researchers this morning!
Tropical Odyssey: Spiegel Grove Saturday September 23rd 2017, 09:33 AM
NE
3kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
60
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Top Dog. Great diving...
Tropical Adventure: Benwood Wreck Saturday September 23rd 2017, 09:22 AM
N
10kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
35
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Chris M:
We're here ... why aren't YOU?
Tropical Odyssey: Molasses Reef Friday September 22nd 2017, 02:36 PM
E
3kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
45
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Signing back on from Molasses Reef. Beautiful day, good visibility > lots of cool fish on the Reef.
Tropical Voyager: Molasses Reef Saturday September 9th 2017, 04:38 PM
NE
30kts
Wind Conditions
8 feet
Wave Height
100+
feet
Visibility
E
None
Current
From Captain Bronwyn:
It's a little sporty out here guys! Rockin' out here on the Tropical Voyager enjoying 45kt winds and 20ft seas! I can see the Statue from here! Beautiful angry clouds with slight rain, no current and 200 ft of visibility! Perfect day for diving! 🌬🌪💨🌊👍🏼
Tropical Legend: Benwood Wreck Tuesday September 5th 2017, 02:33 PM
SE
5kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
60
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Jim:
baby 🐢 Signing off the Tropical Legend for a while.
Tropical Explorer: USCGC Duane Tuesday September 5th 2017, 02:28 PM
E
10kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
SW
Slight
Current
From Captain Wade:
Beautiful afternoon on the Duane! The calm before the storm!
Tropical Legend: ChristmasTree Cave Tuesday September 5th 2017, 09:02 AM
E
7kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Beautiful morning on French Reef.
Tropical Legend: City of Washington Monday September 4th 2017, 02:27 PM
S
3kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
90
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Lots of turtles 🐢 just bobbing up and down.
Tropical Odyssey: Christ Statue Monday September 4th 2017, 02:18 PM
SE
6kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Bronwyn:
Fun Fact: Octopuses have blue blood. To survive in the deep ocean, octopuses evolved a copper rather than iron-based blood called hemocyanin, which turns its blood blue!
Tropical Odyssey: USCGC Duane Monday September 4th 2017, 09:19 AM
NE
8kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
60
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Bronwyn:
Beautiful day of diving out on the Duane with no current!
Tropical Legend: Eagle Ray Alley Monday September 4th 2017, 09:15 AM
E
10kts
Wind Conditions
2 feet
Wave Height
45
feet
Visibility
N
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Big turtles
Tropical Voyager: ChristmasTree Cave Sunday September 3rd 2017, 03:55 PM
SE
12kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
40
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Wade:
Beautiful afternoon on Christmas Tree Cave.
Tropical Odyssey: The Horseshoe Sunday September 3rd 2017, 02:13 PM
E
3kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
60
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
No better place today!! Huge turtle 🐢 on the reef, Manatees in the canal.
Tropical Explorer: USCGC Bibb Sunday September 3rd 2017, 01:56 PM
NE
10kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
80
feet
Visibility
N
Slight
Current
From Captain Chris M:
Doin' da Bibb
Tropical Explorer: Drift French Sunday September 3rd 2017, 10:19 AM
NE
7kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
70
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Chris M:
We're drifters...
Tropical Voyager: Benwood Wreck Sunday September 3rd 2017, 10:02 AM
NE
10kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
40
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Wade:
Beautiful morning on the Benwood!
Tropical Odyssey: Spiegel Grove Sunday September 3rd 2017, 09:41 AM
S
4kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
90
feet
Visibility
N
Slight
Current
From Captain Jim:
Lots of boats on the Top Dog this morning.
Tropical Adventure: Benwood Wreck Sunday September 3rd 2017, 09:39 AM
NE
6kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Bronwyn:
Enjoying a day out on the Benwood!
Tropical Legend: Sand Island Saturday September 2nd 2017, 07:50 PM
S
2kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
60
feet
Visibility
N
Slight
Current
From Captain Jim:
Hazy night, big turtles 🐢 just floating around.
Tropical Odyssey: Winch Hole Saturday September 2nd 2017, 02:55 PM
SE
10kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
70
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Adrian:
Eagle Rays 😁🐬
Tropical Legend: PTs Ledge Saturday September 2nd 2017, 02:30 PM
S
3kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
80
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Beautiful day here on Conch Reef.
Tropical Explorer: Drift Molasses Saturday September 2nd 2017, 10:17 AM
NW
5kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
70
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Chris M:
Cloudy but still a great morning for blowing bubbles. 💦
Tropical Voyager: Molasses Reef Saturday September 2nd 2017, 10:06 AM
SE
6kts
Wind Conditions
< 1 foot
Wave Height
45
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Bronwyn:
Fun Fact: The color blue is least absorbed by seawater; the same shade of blue is most absorbed by microscopic plants, called phytoplankton, drifting in seawater
Tropical Legend: Hole in the Wall Saturday September 2nd 2017, 09:32 AM
W
4kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
60
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Cloudy day topside, great conditions underwater!!
Tropical Odyssey: Drift French Friday September 1st 2017, 03:53 PM
SE
6kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
80
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Adrian:
Amazing diving today sighted Eagle Rays and Sharks 🐳
Tropical Legend: Snapper Ledge Friday September 1st 2017, 03:30 PM
SE
10kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
60
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Wade:
Great afternoon on Snapper Ledge.
Tropical Explorer: Conch Wall Friday September 1st 2017, 03:05 PM
SE
10kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Chris M:
Driftin' da wall
Tropical Adventure: Eagle Ray Alley Friday September 1st 2017, 01:56 PM
S
7kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
70
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Aquaventures from Georgia diving the ref today!!
Tropical Adventure: Pillar Coral Friday September 1st 2017, 11:25 AM
SE
5kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
50
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Pickle Barrel reef
Tropical Adventure: Snapper Ledge Friday September 1st 2017, 10:46 AM
SE
5kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
60
feet
Visibility
None
Current
From Captain Jim:
Grunt Gulch aka Snapper Ledge....beautiful this morning.
Tropical Legend: Molasses Reef Friday September 1st 2017, 10:27 AM
SE
10kts
Wind Conditions
1-2 feet
Wave Height
45
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Wade:
Beautiful morning on Molasses Reef this morning!
Tropical Odyssey: USCGC Duane Friday September 1st 2017, 09:30 AM
SE
8kts
Wind Conditions
1 foot
Wave Height
80
feet
Visibility
NE
Slight
Current
From Captain Adrian:
Very nice conditions . Bull sharks and Turtles . 🐬

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