Red Tide Report (Update)

Posted by on Thursday Sep 20, 2018 9:07 am

Red Tide Mid-Week Update for September 19, 2018 

Current Conditions
A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida and extends along ~135 miles of coastline, from northern Pinellas to northern Collier counties, and extends offshore (10 miles or more). A patchy bloom of K. brevis, first reported last week, continues in Northwest Florida. Additional details are provided below.

In Southwest Florida, K. brevis concentrations generally decreased in central Manatee and southern Sarasota counties, and increased in Pinellas and northern Collier counties over the past week. Observations of >1,000,000 K. brevis cells per liter (“high” concentrations) occurred in Southwest Florida over the past week, in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Lee counties and >25 miles offshore of Lee County. In Northwest Florida, K. brevis was observed in or offshore of Santa Rosa, Gulf, Bay, and Pasco counties, with up to “medium” concentrations observed in Bay County only.

In Southwest Florida, reports of fish kills were received for multiple locations in and/or offshore of Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Lee counties. In Northwest Florida, reports of fish kills were received in and/or offshore of Walton, Bay and Gulf counties. Respiratory irritation was reported in Southwest Florida (in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, and Lee counties) and in Northwest Florida (in Gulf County).

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties in Southwest Florida predict net southwestern movement of surface waters and southeastern transport of subsurface waters in most areas over the next three days. Forecasts for Northwest Florida predict net southeastern transport of surface waters and northeastern movement of subsurface waters.

The next complete red tide status report will be posted on Friday, September 21st.

Southwest Coast Red Tide Status Map (September 19, 2018)

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Northwest Coast Red Tide Status Map (September 19, 2018)

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