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(longitude W82.2, latitude N26.5):
Wednesday
8 February 2012 UT - 5h
SUN
Begin civil twilight 06:46
Sunrise 07:10
Sun Overhead 12:43
Sunset 18:16
End civil twilight 18:40
MOON
Moonrise 18:19 on preceding day
Moon Overhead 00:53
Moonset 07:22
Moonrise 19:21
Moonset 08:01 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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Sun & Moon Data : U.S. Naval Observatory
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
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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 KTBW 081458 CWFTBW COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 958 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS...MARINE FORECASTS ARE ISSUED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A DAY. BOATERS ON EXTENDED TRIPS SHOULD ROUTINELY MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECAST ISSUANCES AND UPDATES FOR THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION. GMZ800-082245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER- 958 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 SYNOPSIS BROAD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES STARTING LATER TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A DISSIPATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY AND PUSH SOUTH OF THE WATERS ON SUNDAY.
GMZ830-082245- TAMPA BAY WATERS- 958 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 THIS AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. TONIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. FRIDAY NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SUNDAY NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
GMZ856-876-082245- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 958 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 THIS AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. THURSDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. FRIDAY NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF RAIN. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SATURDAY NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SUNDAY NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
GMZ853-873-082245- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 958 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 THIS AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. TONIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. FRIDAY NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SUNDAY NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
GMZ850-870-082245- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 958 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 THIS AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. THURSDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. FRIDAY NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SATURDAY NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. SUNDAY NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
Point Forecast Weather for 0 Miles SE Captiva FL Latitude: 26.5167 Longitude: -82.1833
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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FMRF1 O 1436 26.65 -81.87 18 65 30 7.0 8.9 - - - - 30.08 - 63.7 72.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FMRF1 O 1430 26.65 -81.87 18 65 30 6.0 8.9 - - - - 30.08 - 63.7 72.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FMRF1 O 1424 26.65 -81.87 18 65 10 6.0 8.0 - - - - 30.08 - 63.5 72.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FMRF1 O 1418 26.65 -81.87 18 65 40 6.0 8.9 - - - - 30.08 - 63.7 72.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FMRF1 O 1412 26.65 -81.87 18 65 40 7.0 9.9 - - - - 30.08 - 63.7 72.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FMRF1 O 1406 26.65 -81.87 18 65 40 7.0 8.9 - - - - 30.08 - 63.3 72.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FMRF1 O 1400 26.65 -81.87 18 65 20 8.0 9.9 - - - - 30.07 +0.05 63.3 72.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 1430 26.13 -81.81 31 140 10 5.1 7.0 - - - - 30.09 - 65.3 70.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 1424 26.13 -81.81 31 140 360 7.0 8.0 - - - - 30.09 - 65.3 70.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 1418 26.13 -81.81 31 140 360 6.0 8.0 - - - - 30.09 - 65.7 70.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 1412 26.13 -81.81 31 140 20 5.1 7.0 - - - - 30.09 - 65.5 70.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 1406 26.13 -81.81 31 140 360 7.0 8.9 - - - - 30.09 - 65.3 70.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 1400 26.13 -81.81 31 140 360 6.0 8.9 - - - - 30.09 +0.05 65.3 70.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - VENF1 C 1400 27.07 -82.45 36 336 40 10 12 - - - - 30.08 +0.05 62.1 71.2 61.9 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 1424 27.76 -82.63 78 342 20 7.0 11.1 - - - - 30.15 - 62.4 71.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 1418 27.76 -82.63 78 342 10 7.0 9.9 - - - - 30.14 - 62.2 71.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 1412 27.76 -82.63 78 342 10 7.0 9.9 - - - - 30.14 - 62.2 71.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 1406 27.76 -82.63 78 342 10 6.0 8.9 - - - - 30.14 - 62.4 71.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 1400 27.76 -82.63 78 342 20 7.0 8.9 - - - - 30.14 +0.04 62.2 71.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 1424 27.86 -82.55 83 346 10 8.9 11.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 1418 27.86 -82.55 83 346 10 8.9 11.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 1400 27.86 -82.55 83 346 20 7.0 8.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 1424 27.92 -82.45 85 350 360 5.1 7.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 1418 27.92 -82.45 85 350 20 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 1400 27.92 -82.45 85 350 30 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 1424 27.93 -82.43 86 351 350 5.1 7.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TSHF1 O 1424 27.93 -82.43 86 351 30 6.0 8.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 1418 27.93 -82.43 86 351 350 7.0 8.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TSHF1 O 1418 27.93 -82.43 86 351 20 7.0 9.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 1400 27.93 -82.43 86 351 10 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 1436 27.98 -82.83 94 339 20 15.0 17.1 - - - - 30.13 - 61.2 67.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 1430 27.98 -82.83 94 339 20 14.0 18.1 - - - - 30.13 - 61.2 67.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 1424 27.98 -82.83 94 339 30 14.0 15.9 - - - - 30.13 - 61.0 67.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 1418 27.98 -82.83 94 339 20 12.0 15.9 - - - - 30.12 - 60.6 67.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 1412 27.98 -82.83 94 339 20 12.0 15.9 - - - - 30.12 - 60.3 67.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 1406 27.98 -82.83 94 339 20 11.1 15.0 - - - - 30.12 - 60.1 67.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 1400 27.98 -82.83 94 339 20 13.0 15.9 - - - - 30.12 +0.05 59.9 67.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 37 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 Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound, Florida
Depth: 26 ft. (7.92 m)
Distance: 4.49 miles (3.90 nautical)
Location: 26.560883° -82.23665°
Heading: N (350°)
Lee County
Depth: 24 ft. (7.32 m)
Distance: 4.67 miles (4.05 nautical)
Location: 26.558317° -82.2428°
Heading: NNW (348°)
Lee County
Depth: 34 ft. (10.36 m)
Distance: 6.14 miles (5.33 nautical)
Location: 26.519483° -82.282533°
Heading: WNW (281°)
Lee County
Depth: 36 ft. (10.97 m)
Distance: 6.23 miles (5.41 nautical)
Location: 26.519617° -82.2841°
Heading: WNW (282°)
Lee County
Depth: 30 ft. (9.14 m)
Distance: 10.20 miles (8.86 nautical)
Location: 26.632217° -82.286017°
Heading: N (356°)
Lee County
Depth: 45 ft. (13.72 m)
Distance: 10.71 miles (9.30 nautical)
Location: 26.41975° -82.318333°
Heading: SSW (202°)
Lee County
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 14.37 miles (12.48 nautical)
Location: 26.5473° -82.413217°
Heading: NW (314°)
Lee County
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 14.43 miles (12.53 nautical)
Location: 26.548983° -82.413933°
Heading: NW (316°)
Lee County
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 14.52 miles (12.61 nautical)
Location: 26.54795° -82.415517°
Heading: NW (315°)
Lee County
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 15.76 miles (13.69 nautical)
Location: 26.415083° -82.411517°
Heading: SW (214°)
Lee County
Distances and headings are approximate and are not intended for navigation.
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