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Originally deployed in 2012, thanks to funding from the West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND) through a grant from Lee County, the RECON weather stations became the first weather stations in this area located directly over the water. Designed to give researchers and boaters near real-time information on the current over water weather conditions, they quickly became the go to weather source for the local boating community.  ...

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The River, Estuary and Coastal Observing Network (RECON) is a network of water quality sensors deployed throughout the Caloosahatchee river and estuary to provide real-time, water quality data to scientists, policy makers, and the general public.

The extensive watersheds of the Caloosahatchee (1,400 square miles) and Lake Okeechobee (4,400 square miles) each contribute water that flows into the Caloosahatchee estuary and the Gulf of Mexico. Water quality is affected by both Lake Okeechobee discharges and runoff from the Caloosahatchee watershed. Over time, these watersheds have changed from low-nutrient loading marshes and wetlands to high loading urban and agricultural land uses. Nutrients increase turbidity and decrease concentrations of dissolved oxygen (DO). In addition, excess nutrients fuel nuisance algal blooms. Losses of low-nutrient adapted communities, such as seagrasses have contributed to changes in fish, crustacean and marine mammal communities.

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Marine Lab

2025-01-05 9:45 am Eastern time
75°
N
Wind speed
 
9.2 mph
Wind gust
 
13.4 mph
air temperature
 
61.4 F
barometric pressure
 
30.29 in
humidity
 
56 %
daily rain
 
0 in
yearly rain
 
0.01 in

Gulf of Mexico

2025-01-05 9:45 am Eastern time
91°
N
Wind speed
 
9.6 mph
Wind gust
 
11.4 mph
air temperature
 
59.2 F
barometric pressure
 
30.37 in
humidity
 
65 %
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Created with Highstock 6.0.4HUMIDITYRelative HumidityGulf of Mexico - humidityMarine Lab - humidity29. Dec30. Dec31. Dec1. Jan2. Jan3. Jan4. Jan5. Jan25 %50 %75 %100 %
Created with Highstock 6.0.4BAROMETRIC PRESSUREBarometric PressureGulf of Mexico - barometri…Gulf of Mexico - barometric pressureMarine Lab - barometric p…Marine Lab - barometric pressure29. Dec30. Dec31. Dec1. Jan2. Jan3. Jan4. Jan5. Jan29.8 in30 in30.2 in30.4 in
Created with Highstock 6.0.4DAILY RAINDaily RainMarine Lab - daily rain29. Dec30. Dec31. Dec1. Jan2. Jan3. Jan4. Jan5. Jan0 in0.2 in0.4 in0.6 in0.8 in
Created with Highstock 6.0.4YEARLY RAINRain YearlyMarine Lab - yearly rain29. Dec30. Dec31. Dec1. Jan2. Jan3. Jan4. Jan5. Jan0 in20 in40 in60 in80 in

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