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(longitude W85.0, latitude N29.8):
Wednesday
8 February 2012 UT - 5h
SUN
Begin civil twilight 07:01
Sunrise 07:26
Sun Overhead 12:54
Sunset 18:23
End civil twilight 18:48
MOON
Moonrise 18:28 on preceding day
Moon Overhead 01:05
Moonset 07:36
Moonrise 19:31
Moonset 08:14 on following day
Phase of the Moon on 8 February: waning gibbous
with 99% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. Full Moon on 7 February 2012 at 16:55 (UT - 5h).
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NOAA National Weather Service Marine Forecasts
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Marine Text Forecasts
Tropical WX Outlook
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Tropical Weather Update
ABNT20 KNHC 061158
TWOAT
SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
700 AM EST MON FEB 6 2012
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM WESTERN CUBA NORTHWARD
INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS IS INTERACTING WITH A MID TO UPPER-LEVEL
TROUGH. WHILE THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF AN ORGANIZED SURFACE
CIRCULATION AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LESS
FAVORABLE FOR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION DURING THE DAY TODAY.
THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A
SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF ANY
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AND ISOLATED GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CUBA...THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AS IT MOVES
GENERALLY NORTHEASTWARD NEAR 15 MPH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIAOFFNT3 AND WMO
HEADER FZNT23 KNHC...AND IN PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SPECIAL
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK ISSUED ON THIS SYSTEM.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
Marine Weather Forecast
FZUS52 KTAE 081520 CWFTAE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1020 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM GMZ700-082100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM 1020 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 SYNOPSIS A COLD FRONT IS TRAVERSING THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING...AND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD REACH EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS OVER ALL LEGS OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE WINDS OFFSHORE COULD APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY COULD BECOME NECESSARY LATER TODAY. A SURFACE RIDGE WILL THEN SLOWLY BUILD DOWN FROM THE NORTH LATER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WHICH WILL ACT TO DROP THE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA. ANOTHER PERIOD OF CAUTIONARY OR ADVISORY LEVEL NORTHERLY WINDS IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
GMZ730-750-755-765-082100- 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 FL OUT 20 NM- 1020 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... TODAY NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TONIGHT NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. THURSDAY NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. THURSDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP. FRIDAY NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SATURDAY NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH WIND 15 TO 20. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SUNDAY NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.
GMZ770-775-082100- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1020 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING... TODAY NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING 2 TO 3 FEET LATE. TONIGHT NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THURSDAY NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. FRIDAY NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SATURDAY NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. SUNDAY NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
LAMERS/MROCZKA
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 1506 29.73 -84.98 3 125 10 6.0 7.0 - - - - - - 56.7 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1500 29.73 -84.98 3 125 20 5.1 6.0 - - - - - - 56.5 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SGOF1 C 1500 29.41 -84.86 23 157 10 7 9 - - - - 30.19 +0.05 59.9 64.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1506 30.15 -85.67 41 305 10 5.1 7.0 - - - - 30.22 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1500 30.15 -85.67 41 305 20 6.0 7.0 - - - - 30.22 +0.04 - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - KTNF1 C 1500 29.82 -83.59 75 87 20 4 5 - - - - 30.22 +0.05 59.0 - 47.3 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 6 observations reported for 1500 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 1454 29.73 -84.98 3 125 20 4.1 5.1 - - - - - - 55.9 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1448 29.73 -84.98 3 125 10 4.1 5.1 - - - - - - 55.6 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1442 29.73 -84.98 3 125 10 4.1 6.0 - - - - - - 55.4 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1436 29.73 -84.98 3 125 10 5.1 5.1 - - - - - - 55.2 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1430 29.73 -84.98 3 125 10 4.1 5.1 - - - - - - 55.2 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1424 29.73 -84.98 3 125 360 4.1 5.1 - - - - - - 54.9 62.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1418 29.73 -84.98 3 125 10 5.1 6.0 - - - - - - 54.7 62.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1412 29.73 -84.98 3 125 360 4.1 7.0 - - - - - - 54.7 62.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1406 29.73 -84.98 3 125 10 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - 54.5 62.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 1400 29.73 -84.98 3 125 10 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - 54.7 62.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APXF1 O 1445 29.79 -84.88 8 77 20 4.1 - - - - - 30.21 - 54.0 - 51.4 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APXF1 O 1430 29.79 -84.88 8 77 30 4.1 - - - - - 30.21 - 52.9 - 50.0 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APXF1 O 1415 29.79 -84.88 8 77 10 5.1 - - - - - 30.21 - 52.5 - 49.6 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APXF1 O 1400 29.79 -84.88 8 77 10 4.1 - - - - - 30.21 +0.09 51.8 - 49.6 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SGOF1 C 1400 29.41 -84.86 23 157 10 9 9 - - - - 30.18 +0.07 60.6 64.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1454 30.15 -85.67 41 305 10 5.1 7.0 - - - - 30.22 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1448 30.15 -85.67 41 305 40 5.1 7.0 - - - - 30.22 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1442 30.15 -85.67 41 305 10 7.0 8.0 - - - - 30.22 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1436 30.15 -85.67 41 305 10 5.1 7.0 - - - - 30.23 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1430 30.15 -85.67 41 305 10 7.0 8.0 - - - - 30.23 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1424 30.15 -85.67 41 305 10 6.0 8.0 - - - - 30.23 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1418 30.15 -85.67 41 305 20 7.0 8.0 - - - - 30.23 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1412 30.15 -85.67 41 305 10 7.0 11.1 - - - - 30.23 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1406 30.15 -85.67 41 305 10 7.0 8.9 - - - - 30.23 - - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 1400 30.15 -85.67 41 305 10 8.0 8.9 - - - - 30.23 +0.07 - 63.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - KTNF1 C 1400 29.82 -83.59 75 87 10 5 7 - - - - 30.21 +0.06 53.8 - 45.7 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 42039 B 1450 28.79 -86.01 78 222 20 11.7 15.5 1.3 3 2.9 - 30.18 +0.04 66.7 70.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 0.33 5.9 N/A 1.31 2.9 N/A N/A 42036 B 1450 28.50 -84.52 80 160 10 15.5 17.5 2.0 4 3.4 29 30.17 +0.06 63.9 68.2 54.7 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 0.33 8.3 SSW 1.97 4.2 NNE N/A 28 observations reported for 1400 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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