FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — If you’re looking for heat relief, it most likely isn’t coming from taking a dip in the Gulf of Mexico. NBC2’s team of First Alert Meteorologists said temperatures hit the 90’s on Tuesday.
Vicki Fanska lives on Fort Myers Beach, she said it’s never too hot for a beach day.
“It’s never too hot,” said Fanska. “I like bathtub water anyways.”
Online it said a common bath-tub water temperature sits at 90 degrees, so the temperatures we’ve seen in the Gulf are very comparable.
“It was a little refreshing,” said Vinnie Decristofaro from Cape Coral. “It just doesn’t bother me, I love the heat, you know, feels good on the body.”
Dr. Melissa May, assistant professor of marine biology at Florida Gulf Coast University, said on Tuesday they saw temperatures in Estero Bay at 95 degrees.
“90 isn’t really unseasonably hot,” said Dr. May. “It’s when we start going up to 95, 96, 97, that’s when the animals start to get more stressed out.”
Consistent hot water makes the animals stressed, and it grows weather worries during hurricane season.
“Having warmer air temperatures for long periods of time heats up the water, which increases the chance of hurricanes forming,” said Dr. May.
With little to no change in the air and water temperature and no rain in the forecast, Dr. May said it could be an interesting week ahead.
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