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NEW OYSTER REEFS

Nov 27, 2018 | 4:46 AM

Additional restitution funding from the 2010 BP Gulf Coast oil spill will allow more than 30 new oyster reefs to be built in the Pensacola region beginning this summer. The local reefs are just one of 21 projects in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Texas that will be paid for with 280 million dollars from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund. Oysters are vital to health of area bays and estuaries because each individual oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day and the East Bay project is one of the largest oyster reef restoration projects in the state’s history.
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Sun Nov 1
Pensacola, FL, USA
72°F
Feels Like: 73°F
Wind/Dir: 36 MPH-ENE
Humidity: 82%
Pressure: 30.1 INHG
Cloudy. Feels like 73°F. Wind 36 mph ENE. Pressure 30.1 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 12:56 PM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Sun Nov 1
This Afternoon
76°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 61%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
68°FLow
Wind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 17%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mon Nov 2
Day
79°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 3%
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night
70°FLow
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 2%
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tue Nov 3
Day
79°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 10%
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night
71°FLow
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 49%
A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wed Nov 4
Day
79°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-S
Precipitation: 60%
Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night
68°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 15%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thu Nov 5
Day
78°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 6%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
63°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-NW
Precipitation: 3%
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Fri Nov 6
Day
77°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-NW
Precipitation: 5%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night
59°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-N
Precipitation: 2%
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Sat Nov 7
Day
75°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-N
Precipitation: 4%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night
59°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-N
Precipitation: 3%
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.