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The following information is provided for
(longitude W84.4, latitude N29.9):
Thursday
29 July 2010 UT - 4h
SUN
Begin civil twilight 06:29
Sunrise 06:55
Sun Overhead 13:44
Sunset 20:33
End civil twilight 20:59
MOON
Moonrise 21:56 on preceding day
Moon Overhead 03:56
Moonset 10:02
Moonrise 22:24
Moonset 10:54 on following day
Phase of the Moon on 29 July: waning gibbous
with 89% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. Full Moon on 25 July 2010 at 21:37 (UT - 4h).
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Sun & Moon Data : U.S. Naval Observatory
NOAA National Weather Service Marine Forecasts
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Marine Text Forecasts
Tropical WX Outlook
Jacksonville, FL
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Miami, FL
Key West, FL
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Tropical Weather Update
ABNT20 KNHC 291747
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ARE
MOVING ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AT
10 TO 15 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD
AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A
TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IS LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC
OCEAN ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SOME
SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT DRIFTS TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST.
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A
TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
$$
FORECASTER BERG
Marine Weather Forecast
FZUS52 KTAE 291856 CWFTAE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 256 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM GMZ700-300600- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM 256 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 SYNOPSIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 10-15 KTS THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH WINDS AROUND 10 KTS. SEAS UP TO 3 FT WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IN THE WESTERN COASTAL WATERS...OTHERWISE SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ARE EXPECTED. LIGHT SEAS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR COASTAL WATERS.
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-300600- APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 256 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 TONIGHT NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET...DECREASING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EAST OF APALACHICOLA LATE IN THE EVENING. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SATURDAY SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SATURDAY NIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MONDAY NIGHT WEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP. TUESDAY NORTH WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
M BARRY
Point Forecast Weather for 9 Miles S Panacea FL Latitude: 29.9033 Longitude: -84.4133
Real Time Reports
ID T1 TIME LAT LON DIST HDG WDIR WSPD GST WVHT DPD APD MWD PRES PTDY ATMP WTMP DEWP VIS TCC TIDE S1HT S1PD S1DIR S2HT S2PD S2DIR Ice Sea SwH SwP SwD WWH WWP WWD STEEPNESS (GMT) nm °T °T kts kts ft sec sec °T in in °F °F °F nmi 8th ft ft sec °T ft sec °T Acc Ice ft sec ft sec ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APCF1 O 2200 29.73 -84.98 31 251 310 5.1 9.9 - - - - 29.96 -0.06 91.9 90.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SGOF1 C 2200 29.41 -84.86 38 219 280 18 19 - - - - 29.95 -0.07 85.5 86.7 76.8 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - KTNF1 C 2200 29.82 -83.59 43 96 240 14 16 - - - - 29.94 -0.06 87.3 - 77.0 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CDRF1 C 2200 29.14 -83.03 85 122 280 8 12 - - - - 29.96 -0.05 89.8 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 4 observations reported for 2200 GMT ID T1 TIME LAT LON DIST HDG WDIR WSPD GST WVHT DPD APD MWD PRES PTDY ATMP WTMP DEWP VIS TCC TIDE S1HT S1PD S1DIR S2HT S2PD S2DIR Ice Sea SwH SwP SwD WWH WWP WWD STEEPNESS (GMT) nm °T °T kts kts ft sec sec °T in in °F °F °F nmi 8th ft ft sec °T ft sec °T Acc Ice ft sec ft sec ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APCF1 O 2154 29.73 -84.98 31 251 320 4.1 8.9 - - - - 29.96 - 93.0 90.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2148 29.73 -84.98 31 251 290 6.0 11.1 - - - - 29.96 - 92.5 90.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2142 29.73 -84.98 31 251 280 5.1 11.1 - - - - 29.96 - 92.3 90.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2136 29.73 -84.98 31 251 290 8.0 12.0 - - - - 29.96 - 92.1 89.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2130 29.73 -84.98 31 251 290 4.1 12.0 - - - - 29.96 - 93.0 89.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2124 29.73 -84.98 31 251 300 4.1 11.1 - - - - 29.97 - 93.0 89.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2118 29.73 -84.98 31 251 270 7.0 15.0 - - - - 29.97 - 92.1 89.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2112 29.73 -84.98 31 251 270 8.9 12.0 - - - - 29.97 - 91.8 89.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2106 29.73 -84.98 31 251 250 8.9 13.0 - - - - 29.97 - 91.8 89.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2100 29.73 -84.98 31 251 280 8.0 12.0 - - - - 29.98 -0.07 90.9 89.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SGOF1 C 2100 29.41 -84.86 38 219 280 16 17 - - - - 29.98 -0.06 85.3 86.9 77.9 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - KTNF1 C 2100 29.82 -83.59 43 96 250 15 16 - - - - 29.96 -0.07 87.4 - 75.7 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2142 30.15 -85.67 67 283 300 15.0 15.9 - - - - 29.98 - 85.1 89.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2136 30.15 -85.67 67 283 290 14.0 15.9 - - - - 29.98 - 86.0 89.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2130 30.15 -85.67 67 283 270 15.9 19.0 - - - - 29.98 - 86.7 89.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2124 30.15 -85.67 67 283 280 15.0 18.1 - - - - 29.98 - 87.4 89.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2118 30.15 -85.67 67 283 270 15.9 19.0 - - - - 29.98 - 87.4 89.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2112 30.15 -85.67 67 283 270 15.9 19.0 - - - - 29.99 - 87.1 89.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2106 30.15 -85.67 67 283 260 15.0 18.1 - - - - 29.99 - 87.4 89.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2100 30.15 -85.67 67 283 260 14.0 17.1 - - - - 29.99 -0.06 86.9 89.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 42036 B 2150 28.50 -84.52 84 184 290 9.7 11.7 2.3 4 3.8 343 29.98 -0.05 86.5 86.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 1.31 5.3 NW 1.97 4.0 NNW N/A CDRF1 C 2100 29.14 -83.03 85 122 290 11 14 - - - - 29.97 -0.06 90.7 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 22 observations reported for 2100 GMT
| DIST: distance | GST: gusts | MWD: mean wave direction | DEWP: dew point |
| HDG: heading | WVHT: wave height | PRES: sea level pressure | VIS: visibility |
| WDIR: wind direction | DPD: dominant wave period | PTDY: pressure tendency | ID: 41xxxx Atlantic, 42xxxx Gulf |
| WSPD: wind speed | APD: average wave period | ATMP: air temp | nm: nautical miles |
B = Buoy, C = C-MAN Station, D = Drifting Buoy, S = Ship, O = Other
Data provided by the National Data Buoy Center
Notable Artificial Reefs Within 20 nautical miles of Alligator Point, St James Island, Apalachee Bay, Florida
Depth: 20 ft. (6.10 m)
Distance: 10.68 miles (9.27 nautical)
Location: 29.915117° -84.235567°
Heading: NE (49°)
Wakulla County
Depth: 29 ft. (8.84 m)
Distance: 15.98 miles (13.88 nautical)
Location: 29.839833° -84.1568°
Heading: S (179°)
Wakulla County
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 16.60 miles (14.42 nautical)
Location: 29.6661° -84.3692°
Heading: S (178°)
Franklin County
Depth: 36 ft. (10.97 m)
Distance: 18.57 miles (16.13 nautical)
Location: 29.70595° -84.6237°
Heading: S (189°)
Franklin County
Distances and headings are approximate and are not intended for navigation.
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