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“Never Seen Before” Gulf Loop Activity In March

Courtesy of Hilton’s Realtime- Navigator

March 29, 2017 : In the thirteen years since we launched Hilton’s Realtime-Navigator, I have never witnessed an event as I am currently seeing in the Gulf of Mexico; The driving force for most all the surface currents on the Gulf of Mexico, the Loop Current, is practically non-existent this year. What implications this even may have on the upcoming fishing season is unknown. Below is a brief synopsis from March 28, 2013 to March 28, 2017 of how the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and its resultant production of upwelling cyclones and downwelling warm core eddies affect Gulf-wide fishing conditions. Thomas J. Hilton RT-Nav.com March 28, 2013 Analysis 2f2b307f f117 4ef8 a0d2 eda0745c5831 March 28, 2014 Analysis d6a58ef4 7daf 44cf ba44 68320a9a56f6 March 28, 2015 Analysis c8f69032 2710 4022 9c4d 48c4d05a487a March 28, 2016 Analysis 55ff4043 a590 4d85 b50a 2ae7b36425ae March 28, 2017 Analysis Here you can see the Loop Current today – oh wait! Where is it? You can barely see it on the lower right corner of the image – it’s only reaching northward to 25 deg./30 min. N. That’s a full 180 nautical miles south of its northernmost position in this series from where it was in 2013. The entire region looks devoid of any meaningful currents, at least within fishing range. Fishermen know that they need current in order for the fish to feed – it will be interesting to see how this year’s fishing season plays out with this wild card being thrown at us by Mother Nature! Keeping an eye on areas where there is decent current may be key to your fishing success this year. Contact me if you have any questions or issues using the service or nav app. 7-1-3-5-3-0-2-2-6-7 [email protected] www.RT-Nav.com Good fishing! Tom Hilton faae8d10 4a0d 4965 b357 d2c29a238319