I'm hearing reports of very high water temperatures in the Gulf of
Mexico, like 91.8 degrees in Naples, Florida. Does anyone know if
this is true, and if so, how does it compare to normal?

On Fri, 08 Jul 2016 19:35:04 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

I'm hearing reports of very high water temperatures in the Gulf of
Mexico, like 91.8 degrees in Naples, Florida. Does anyone know if
this is true, and if so, how does it compare to normal?

91.8 was reported by NOAA station NPSF1 (right off the beach near Port
Royal).
33.2c is on the high side of normal but not a record
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/images/climplot/NPSF1_st.jpg

Buoy 42023, 90 miles offshore it is 87.8

I suspect this is just warning us that any kind of decent storm can be
pretty exciting.