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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures
and Gulf Stream Currents – February
Weather Web Sites:
Carolinas & Georgia www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Southeast.shtml
Florida East Coast www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml
Florida West Coast & Keys
http://comps.marine.usf.edu
Northern Gulf Coast
www.csc.noaa.gov/coos/
CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA
Cape Hatteras, NC 41º lo – 54º hi
Savannah, GA 41º lo – 64º hi
Water Temperature
Cape Hatteras, NC – 46º
Savannah Beach, GA – 53º
NORTHERN GULF COAST
Pensacola, FL 45º lo – 64º hi
Gulfport, MS 45º lo – 64º hi
Water Temperature –58º
EAST FLORIDA
Daytona Beach - 49º lo – 71º hi
Jacksonville Beach - 48º lo – 65º hi
Water Temperature
Daytona Beach – 59º
Jacksonville Beach – 56º
Gulfstream Current – 2.3 knots
WEST FLORIDA
St. Petersburg 55º lo – 71º hi
Naples 54º lo – 76º hi
Water Temperature
St. Petersburg – 64º
Naples – 66º
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
Miami Beach – 63º lo – 73º hi
Stuart – 55º lo – 75º hi
Water Temperature
Miami Beach – 73º
Stuart – 66º
Gulfstream Current – 2.4 knots
FLORIDA KEYS
Key West 66º lo – 76º hi
Water Temperature
Key West –70º
Gulfstream Current – 1.8 knots
WIND ROSES: Each wind rose shows the strength and direction
of the prevailing winds in the area and month. These
have been recorded over a long period of time. In general,
the lengths of the arrows indicate how often the winds came
from that direction. The longer the arrow, the more often the
winds came from that direction. When the arrow is too long
to be printed in a practical manner, a number is indicated.
The number in the center of the circle shows the percentage
of the time that the winds were calm. The lengths of the
arrows plus the calms number in the center add up to 100
percent. The number of feathers on the arrow indicates the
strength of the wind on the Beaufort scale (one feather is
Force 1, etc.). Wind Roses are taken from Pilot Charts.
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