Editor's note: Sometimes these announcements from the government are difficult to understand. To put it simply, a new web page shows sea surface temps along the Northeast Coast. It's far from showing details, like exact locations of temperature breaks that are useful for tuna fishing, and no free service does, but it shows general temps and is entertaining.

From the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Fisheries Service:

The CoastWatch East Coast Node, located at the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, provides data and value-added products for Maine to Florida . A new feature has been added to the East Coast Node website to showcase sea surface temperature products derived from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites. The sea surface temperature animation the east coast may be viewed online. Images are updated every three hours; a composite is generated every 3 days and the animation plays the most recent 20 images.

More information can be found on the CoastWatch Web site, or contact Shawna.Karlson@noaa.gov.

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