Red Tide

by Bob

It is night time (or early in the am). We are in a thunderstorm. Someone (me) didn't get the windows closed in time, so some of the
inside of the boat got washed. The water temperature was 78 a few minutes ago, but is now 81. The wind was 30+ knots a few minutes
ago but is now 13 knots. The wind direction has been all over the place. Earlier today there was little or no wind. We're in 3000
feet of water, but in a few minutes we'll be in 120 feet over (hopefully) an underwater mountain.

Last night and tonight there has been phosphorescing or fluorescing or glowing water. The is a wake of light behind the boat and the
water glows where fish, porpoises, and sea monsters stir up the water.

Today (Friday) we decided to go scuba diving. As we got close to our dive spot, we noticed the water looked a little murky. It was
dark red, kind of like the water in the Everglades sometimes.

We anchored off Sacramento Reef near Ixtapa, Mexico. The anchor didn't hold very well so I stayed on the boat while Mike and Adam
dived. They stayed in about 3 minutes. They had about 3-foot visibility. Those guys will never be cave divers.

We were wondering if this is a red tide or algae bloom, and if so, where it came from.