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WINTER 2012 - Preview Check it out: www.rockportrattler.com	WEST GULF FORECAST DECEMBER 2011 Search Gulf Coast Fisherman's Web Site Winter '10 Spring '10 Summer '10 Fall '10   Port Isabel, TX to Eugene I., LA   Ship Shoal Light, LA to St. Joseph Pt., FL    Captiva Pass to Apalachicola  Published Exclusively by Gulf Coast Fisherman since 1956. Welcome to the Wells Daily Fishing Forecast for the West Gulf. Each issue of Gulf Coast Fisherman magazine contains three months of Fishing Forecasts for the West Gulf, North Gulf, and Florida Gulf Coast. The Fishing Forecast allows you to plan the better days and time to fish months in advance. If you are planning a trip with a fishing guide, pick the days with the strongest current for the best chance of success. Advance planning is the key to fishing success! DAY DIR STARTS ENDS STRENGTH WED O 03:40am 07:40am Good 1 I 11:20am 04:20pm Strong EARLY MORN, AFT'N BEST THU O 04:20am 08:40am Good 2 I 12:05pm 05:25pm Strong EARLY MORN, AFT'N BEST FRI O 05:05am 09:25am Good 3 I 01:00pm 06:30pm Strong EARLY MORN, AFT'N BEST SAT O 05:35am 09:55am Good 4 I 01:40pm 07:20pm Strong MORNING, AFT'N BEST SUN O 05:55am 10:15am Good 5 I 02:15pm 07:45pm Strong MORNING, LATE AFT'N BEST MON O 06:30am 10:50am Good 6 I 02:35pm 08:05pm Strong MORNING, LATE AFT'N BEST TUE O 07:20am 11:20am Good 7 I 02:55pm 08:15pm Strong MORNING, LATE AFT'N BEST WED O 12:45am 01:55am Very Weak 8 O 08:15am 11:55am Good I 03:40pm 08:20pm Strong MORNING, LATE AFT'N BEST THU O 12:45am 02:05am Very Weak 9 I 04:50am 06:30am Weak O 09:15am 12:35pm Good I 04:25pm 08:25pm Good LATE MORNING BEST FRI O 12:45am 02:25am Weak 10 I 05:25am 07:45am Moderate O 10:45am 01:05pm Moderate I 05:35pm 08:15pm Moderate EARLY MORN, MIDDAY BEST SAT O 12:35am 02:35am Weak 11 I 05:55am 09:15am Good O 12:30pm 02:00pm Very Weak I 06:40pm 08:20pm Weak EARLY MORNING BEST SUN O 12:10am 03:10am Moderate 12 I 06:30am 10:50am Good MORNING BEST MON O 12:15am 04:15am Good 13 I 07:15am 12:35pm Strong MORNING BEST TUE O 12:40am 05:20am Strong 14 I 08:25am 02:05pm Strong MORNING BEST WED O 01:25am 06:25am Strong 15 I 09:35am 03:35pm V Strong MID MORN TO LATE AFT'N BEST Get 3 Months of Forecasts in Each Issue of Gulf Coast Fisherman!   Gary Ralston, Publisher email: gary@gulffishing.com  ©1996-2012, Harold Wells Gulf Coast Fisherman, Inc.	CURRENT MOON lunar phases WELLS DAILY FISHING FORECAST CURRENT MOVEMENT DAY DIR STARTS ENDS STRENGTH (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) TUE I 05:30am 09:50am Good 1 O 01:15pm 02:35pm Very Weak O 10:20pm 04:20am* V Strong GOOD TO MID-MORNING (6) WED I 06:35am 09:15am Good 2 O 02:15pm 05:25pm(7) VStrong2(8) EARLY MORN, MID AFTERNOON BEST 1. Day and Date 2. Direction of current. (I) Incoming or Flooding. (O) Outgoing or Ebbing. 3. Approximate time that current will exceed .3 knot 4. Approximate time current will slow below .3 knot. 5. Prediction of current strength. 6. Overall forecast for the day. 7. * - Current starts previous day. 8. A "1" following strength rating indicates a lower low tide; a "2" indicates a higher high tide. Introduction to Wells Daily Fishing Forecast >>> Note: Many things can upset tide and current tables. Cold fronts, thunder storms, winds, barometric pressure, to name a few, can all impact the predicted times of tide height, and current movement, strength and even direction.
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