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July 27, 2005
Ocean Temps Heat up
Water temperatures have climbed into the high 70s from Montauk to to Cape May and will remain there at least through next week, said Dean Iovino, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.
August is usually the warmest month for ocean temperatures, he said.
"Right now, it's about as warm as it gets. It's warmer than normal for this time of year,"
Offshore winds are keeping the shallow ocean water from retreating, which would allow deeper, colder water to well up and take its place, he said.
"In the larger scheme of things, the Atlantic is running above normal temperature-wise. That's why we're having an above-normal tropical season so far," he said.
On Saturday, the ocean temperature was 74 degrees
Posted by Jeff at July 27, 2005 04:17 PM
Comments
Dude... Why is it that halfway out FI it's yellow... like 65 or something :)
Posted by: Cory at July 27, 2005 06:04 PM