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Search Gulf Coast Fisherman's Web Site Spring 2008 Preview	NORTH GULF FORECAST MAY 2008   Port Isabel, TX to Eugene I., LA   Ship Shoal Light, LA to St. Joseph Pt., FL    Captiva Pass to Apalachicola  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! Published Exclusively by Gulf Coast Fisherman since 1956. DAY DIR STARTS ENDS STRENGTH THU O 01:05am 03:05am Weak 1 I 11:30am 12:40pm Very Weak MID-DAY BEST FRI O 02:35pm 04:05pm Very Weak 2 - - - - MID-AFTERNOON BEST SAT I 03:15am 05:05am Weak 3 O 02:15pm 05:35pm Good MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEST SUN I 02:35am 06:55am Good 4 O 01:50pm 07:30pm Strong EARLY MORNING, AFTERNOON GOOD MON I 02:40am 08:30am V Strong 5 O 02:10pm 08:50pm Ex Strong EARLY MORN, AFTERNOON VERY GOOD TUE I 03:00am 09:50am Ex Strong 6 O 02:55pm 10:05pm Ex Strong XXX MORN, LATE AFTERNOON EXCELLENT WED I 03:45am 11:05am Ex Strong 7 O 03:45pm 11:15pm Ex Strong XXX MORN, LATE AFTERNOON EXCELLENT THU I 04:40am 12:10pm Ex Strong 8 O 04:50pm 12:10am* Ex Strong XXX MORN, LATE AFTERNOON EXCELLENT FRI I 05:45am 12:55pm Ex Strong 9 O 06:00pm 01:00am* Ex Strong XXX MORN, LATE AFTERNOON EXCELLENT SAT I 07:00am 01:40pm Ex Strong 10 O 07:20pm 01:40am* V Strong XXX MORN, LATE AFTERNOON EXCELLENT SUN I 08:15am 02:05pm V Strong 11 O 08:35pm 02:05am* Strong VERY GOOD TO EARLY AFTERNOON MON I 09:45am 02:05pm Good 12 O 10:05pm 01:45am* Good LATE MORN TO EARLY AFTERNOON GOOD TUE I 11:10am 01:10pm Weak 13 O 11:10pm 01:00am* Weak MID-DAY BEST WED I 08:45am 09:55am Very Weak 14 - - - - MID-MORNING BEST THU I 06:05am 07:25am Very Weak 15 O 02:35pm 04:15pm Weak MID-AFTERNOON BEST Get 3 Months of Forecasts in Each Issue of Gulf Coast Fisherman! Gary Ralston, Publisher email: gary@gulffishing.com  ©1996-2008, Harold Wells Gulf Coast Fisherman, Inc.	Order the APR-JUN 2008 Issue 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 >>> Sat-Sun (5/3-4) Both Saturday and Sunday have similar currents incoming and outgoing both days about the same time. Both afternoons will be the better times to fish based on the currents. Sunday's GOOD incoming current ends early in the morning but should be a better one to fish than Saturday's. This is an example of how to interpret the Wells Daily Fishing Forecast tables. 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.