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UNSAFE BACTERIA LEVELS IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY

Aug 13, 2020 | 6:38 PM

The Florida Department of Health’s “Healthy Beaches Program” has included three Escambia County bodies of water on a list of Florida beaches that had the highest percentage of days with unsafe bacteria levels. 187 of 261 Florida beaches tested last year were potentially unsafe for swimming at least one day during the year. Bayou Chico was number 5 on the list, Bayou Texar was number 6, and Sanders Beach number 11. The report said most water pollution is caused by runoff from roads and developments, sanitary sewer overflows and from agricultural waste and fertilizer.
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Sun Sep 6
Pensacola, FL, USA
90°F
Feels Like: 102°F
Wind/Dir: 24 MPH-S
Humidity: 64%
Pressure: 29.9 INHG
Mostly Cloudy. Feels like 102°F. Wind 24 mph S. Pressure 29.9 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 12:56 PM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Sun Sep 6
Day
90°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 27%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
79°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 21%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mon Sep 7
Day
91°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 48%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 106. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night
77°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 63%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tue Sep 8
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 38%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night
77°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 38%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wed Sep 9
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 51%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 51%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thu Sep 10
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 42%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 41%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Fri Sep 11
Day
89°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 43%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 39%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sat Sep 12
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 42%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 42%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.