Hey Rick--

I worked 20 hours due south of Port Fourchon, LA, near the Orca Basin. I had to monitor "Extreme Eddy" which pinched off the Loop Current and was migrating around an oil rig. I monitored the currents at different depths which provided data for them to maintain position.

You are right about that water temp in the Pacific...last time I was in it, it was 52 degrees-it would be quite a shocker now....

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