Right now, conditions for race day look great…here are a few links for easy reference over the next few days
…I’ll update them to more detail as it becomes available…still a few days out of course…so _could_ change as we get closer
Surf conditions on the right…high tide is 7:16am, so slack current just before and after…will build a bit though as the swim progresses.. wind can also create current
…a good way to check the actual current direction is to look down at the anchor line of a buoy as you go by it…the line in the direction from the buoy to the bottom anchor, points in the direction that the current is coming from 
– now shows 0/flat conditions on Saturday morning
http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Panama-City-Beach/forecasts/latest/six_day
– and here the same thing:
http://www.surfline.com/coast-swell-wind/florida-gulf/panhandle_2172
Weather:
48F first thing in the morning…73F high for the day…wind ENE 10MPH…the ‘wunderground’ forecast is a little cooler at 70F
– the forecast for temperature has come down a bit…the wind up a bit…still pretty perfect
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=zmw:32401.2.99999
Thanks for all the good info. If I ‘swim’ tomorrow, it will just be to paddle out a little and make sure my goggles don’t leak and get a feel for the wetsuit, etc.. Probably a total of 15 minutes max. If I joined a swim with other folks I’d probably get en even worse feeling of how bad I am!
All looks great!!
Anne, hope that you had a great swim this morning…we were out with the group at 7am…this was as rough as it’s been this week, and I still found that I was moving forward so happy with that
…and Saturday forecast to be a lot smoother…so all looks good
…my last ‘training’ …next up Ironman
Dear Steve and Lisa,good luck, and may God be with you,keep you safe and well,and help you to arrive at your destination,in good health.
With love from Grandma