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The following information is provided for
(longitude W85.0, latitude N29.8):
Thursday
17 April 2014 UT - 4h
SUN
Begin civil twilight 06:47
Sunrise 07:11
Sun Overhead 13:40
Sunset 20:08
End civil twilight 20:33
MOON
Moonrise 21:44 on preceding day
Moon Overhead 03:18
Moonset 08:50
Moonrise 22:44
Moonset 09:41 on following day
Phase of the Moon on 17 April: waning gibbous
with 94% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. Full Moon on 15 April 2014 at 03:43 (UT - 4h).
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NOAA National Weather Service Marine Forecasts
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Marine Text Forecasts
Tropical WX Outlook
Jacksonville, FL
Melbourne, FL
Miami, FL
Key West, FL
Tampa, FL
Tallahassee, FL
Mobile, AL
Tropical Weather Update
ABNT20 KNHC 071151
TWOAT
SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
655 AM EST SAT DEC 7 2013
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A NON-TROPICAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
CENTERED ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AZORES HAS
DIMINISHED. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME UNFAVORABLE...AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM INTO A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE
IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...
OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A
SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
THIS IS THE LAST SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY METEO FRANCE.
&&
HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY METEO FRANCE CAN BE FOUND UNDER WMO
HEADER FQNT50 LFPW.
FIVE-DAY FORMATION PROBABILITIES ARE EXPERIMENTAL IN 2013. COMMENTS
ON THE EXPERIMENTAL FORECASTS CAN BE PROVIDED AT...
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=ETWO
$$
FORECASTER BEVEN
Marine Weather Forecast
FZUS52 KTAE 171320 CWFTAE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 920 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM. SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE HIGHEST 1/10 OF THE WAVES. GMZ700-172030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM 920 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 SYNOPSIS ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATE TONIGHT A STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR OUR WATERS AND MAY BRING GALE CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY FOR WATERS WEST OF APALACHICOLA. TO THE EAST...ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PREVAIL THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF THE LOW PRESSURE. THE POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ADVISORY CONDITIONS DIMINISHING BY SATURDAY EVENING.
GMZ750-770-172030- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 920 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... TODAY EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. TONIGHT EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING...GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 10 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. FRIDAY SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH BEHIND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 11 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF RAIN. SATURDAY NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 6 FEET. SEAS HIGHEST OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. MONDAY NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING ONSHORE NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ755-775-172030- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 920 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING TODAY EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. TONIGHT EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRIDAY SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 9 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. SATURDAY NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 8 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 6 FEET. SEAS HIGHEST OFFSHORE. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. MONDAY NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING ONSHORE NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ730-765-172030- APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- 920 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TODAY NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. TONIGHT EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP LATE. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRIDAY EAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 5 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. SATURDAY NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY UP TO 6 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD 3 SECONDS. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING IN THE EVENING. SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. MONDAY NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FOOT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.
Point Forecast Weather for 3 Miles NW Apalachicola FL Latitude: 29.7633 Longitude: -85.0333
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 1530 29.72 -84.98 4 133 90 12.0 15.9 - - - - 30.24 - 63.9 65.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1524 29.72 -84.98 4 133 80 13.0 18.1 - - - - 30.24 - 63.7 65.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1518 29.72 -84.98 4 133 80 13.0 17.1 - - - - 30.24 - 63.5 65.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1512 29.72 -84.98 4 133 90 13.0 18.1 - - - - 30.24 - 63.7 65.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1506 29.72 -84.98 4 133 80 15.0 18.1 - - - - 30.24 - 63.5 65.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1500 29.72 -84.98 4 133 90 12.0 18.1 - - - - 30.24 +0.03 63.3 65.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SGOF1 C 1500 29.41 -84.86 23 157 70 26 28 - - - - 30.22 +0.04 61.0 - 57.7 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1530 30.15 -85.67 41 305 50 7.0 12.0 - - - - 30.23 - 66.4 68.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1524 30.15 -85.67 41 305 70 6.0 13.0 - - - - 30.23 - 66.0 68.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1518 30.15 -85.67 41 305 60 9.9 15.9 - - - - 30.23 - 65.5 68.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1512 30.15 -85.67 41 305 70 8.9 14.0 - - - - 30.23 - 65.1 68.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1506 30.15 -85.67 41 305 70 8.0 13.0 - - - - 30.23 - 64.8 68.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1500 30.15 -85.67 41 305 80 7.0 14.0 - - - - 30.23 +0.03 64.6 68.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCBF1 O 1530 30.21 -85.88 52 302 50 8.9 15.9 - - - - 30.24 - 63.0 66.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCBF1 O 1524 30.21 -85.88 52 302 60 12.0 15.9 - - - - 30.24 - 61.5 66.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCBF1 O 1518 30.21 -85.88 52 302 60 9.9 15.0 - - - - 30.25 - 61.3 66.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCBF1 O 1512 30.21 -85.88 52 302 50 9.9 15.0 - - - - 30.25 - 61.2 66.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCBF1 O 1506 30.21 -85.88 52 302 70 8.9 15.9 - - - - 30.24 - 61.2 66.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCBF1 O 1500 30.21 -85.88 52 302 70 7.0 19.0 - - - - 30.24 +0.02 60.8 66.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - KTNF1 C 1500 29.82 -83.59 75 87 60 15 21 - - - - 30.26 +0.04 64.4 - 55.9 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 20 observations reported for 1500 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 Apalachicola River (A&N RR bridge), Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Distances and headings are approximate and are not intended for navigation.
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