Wind speed graph available here.

Ensemble air temperature predictions from The Weather Company available here.

In the Laguna Madre, the longest hypersaline lagoon in the United States, the passage of cold fronts can lower air temperature by more than 10°C in less than 24 hours. This can lead to a considerable decrease in water temperature. Some of these cold-water events result in large fish kills and sea turtle cold stunning. To mitigate the impact of these cold events, local agencies, private sector companies and other stakeholders (logos below) voluntarily interrupt activities such as fishing and navigation in the Laguna Madre. To manage these interruptions and mobilize resources, accurate predictions are very helpful. The live updating graph above combines the latest air and water temperatures and predicted air temperatures in the Laguna Madre; relatively uniform water temperatures have been measured throughout the Laguna during cold events. An automated neural network predicting water temperatures is in development and will be added in 2020.

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Photos courtesy of the National Park Service, Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery.