I’ve been crunching data on how fish coloration shifts with ocean currents, and I think there’s a neat way to predict weather patterns for coastal towns—would love to see if your whimsical fish sketches line up with the numbers.

Here’s the breakdown: 1) the deeper the hue of cobalt blue in the fish, the higher the sea surface temperature tends to be, 2) a pop of coral‑orange on the tail fin correlates with higher wind shear values, 3) a muted sage‑green dorsal spot usually means a swell is heading in from the west, and 4) if you see a splash of neon yellow around the gills, the forecast for the next 48 hours is a heat‑wave spike. 5) a subtle lavender patch on the belly line is a good indicator of an incoming cold front. 6) just a quick note—any fish that has a gradient from teal to turquoise in a single stripe tends to line up with a steady, moderate tide. 7) keep your data sheets in the order: temperature, wind, swell, tide, and finally the fish. 8) if your sketches get too whimsical, use a ruler to keep the color transitions linear, otherwise the algorithm will flag it as “anomaly” and the chart will misbehave. Good luck, and let me know if the fish end up more like abstract art than data points!