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The following information is provided for
(longitude W81.5, latitude N30.7):
Tuesday
22 May 2012 UT - 4h
SUN
Begin civil twilight 06:00
Sunrise 06:27
Sun Overhead 13:23
Sunset 20:19
End civil twilight 20:46
MOON
Moonset 21:06 on preceding day
Moonrise 07:39
Moon Overhead 14:47
Moonset 21:55
Moonrise 08:30 on following day
Phase of the Moon on 22 May: waxing crescent
with 3% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. New Moon on 20 May 2012 at 19:48 (UT - 4h).
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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
Mobile, AL
Tropical Weather Update
ABNT20 KNHC 191556
TWOAT
SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1155 AM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY INDICATE THAT THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
LOCATED ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
HAS BEGUN TO ACQUIRE MORE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...AS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED NEAR THE CIRCULATION CENTER.
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE...AND IT COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD OR WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A
MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM...
PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL BE
ISSUED ON THIS SYSTEM LATER TODAY OR SUNDAY...IF NECESSARY.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
&&
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS
FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS
HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.
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FORECASTER BRENNAN/CANGIALOSI
Marine Weather Forecast
FZUS52 KJAX 221432 CWFJAX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1032 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM AMZ400-222245- SYNOPSIS FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 60 NM- 1032 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 SYNOPSIS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SITUATED JUST WEST OF THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER OUR REGION ON THURSDAY. OUR LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THURSDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND LOWER PRESSURES DEVELOP OVER THE BAHAMAS.
AMZ470-472-474-222245- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 1032 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 REST OF TODAY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. TONIGHT SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THURSDAY EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT EAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SATURDAY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
AMZ450-452-454-222245- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- 1032 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 REST OF TODAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TONIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THURSDAY EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SATURDAY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
Point Forecast Weather for 5NM WNW Fernandina Beach FL Atlantic Ocean Latitude: 30.6833 Longitude: -81.5333
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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAUF1 C 1800 29.86 -81.27 51 165 130 11 13 - - - - 29.92 -0.04 80.1 77.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 1 observations reported for 1800 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FRDF1 O 1754 30.67 -81.47 3 101 270 8.9 12.0 - - - - 29.88 - 82.8 76.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FRDF1 O 1748 30.67 -81.47 3 101 240 9.9 12.0 - - - - 29.88 - 83.3 76.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FRDF1 O 1742 30.67 -81.47 3 101 260 8.9 14.0 - - - - 29.89 - 82.6 76.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FRDF1 O 1736 30.67 -81.47 3 101 260 12.0 15.0 - - - - 29.89 - 82.4 76.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FRDF1 O 1730 30.67 -81.47 3 101 270 8.9 12.0 - - - - 29.89 - 81.9 76.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FRDF1 O 1724 30.67 -81.47 3 101 250 8.9 13.0 - - - - 29.90 - 81.9 76.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FRDF1 O 1718 30.67 -81.47 3 101 260 9.9 12.0 - - - - 29.90 - 81.5 76.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FRDF1 O 1712 30.67 -81.47 3 101 260 11.1 13.0 - - - - 29.90 - 81.7 76.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FRDF1 O 1706 30.67 -81.47 3 101 240 12.0 15.0 - - - - 29.90 - 82.0 76.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FRDF1 O 1700 30.67 -81.47 3 101 240 12.0 17.1 - - - - 29.90 -0.03 81.7 76.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 41112 B 1751 30.72 -81.29 13 79 - - - 2.3 10 5.6 116 - - - 77.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 0.98 10.5 ESE 1.97 9.9 ESE N/A 41112 B 1721 30.72 -81.29 13 79 - - - 2.3 10 5.6 114 - - - 76.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 0.66 10.5 ESE 1.97 9.9 ESE N/A MYPF1 O 1754 30.40 -81.43 18 163 240 5.1 7.0 - - - - - - 83.3 78.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - MYPF1 O 1748 30.40 -81.43 18 163 240 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - 83.3 78.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - MYPF1 O 1742 30.40 -81.43 18 163 200 1.9 8.9 - - - - - - 83.5 78.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - MYPF1 O 1736 30.40 -81.43 18 163 260 6.0 8.9 - - - - - - 82.9 78.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - MYPF1 O 1730 30.40 -81.43 18 163 240 8.0 9.9 - - - - - - 82.8 77.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - MYPF1 O 1724 30.40 -81.43 18 163 240 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - 82.6 77.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - MYPF1 O 1718 30.40 -81.43 18 163 250 5.1 8.0 - - - - - - 82.4 77.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - MYPF1 O 1712 30.40 -81.43 18 163 250 7.0 9.9 - - - - - - 82.4 77.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - MYPF1 O 1706 30.40 -81.43 18 163 250 6.0 8.9 - - - - - - 82.2 77.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - MYPF1 O 1700 30.40 -81.43 18 163 250 7.0 9.9 - - - - - - 81.9 77.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAXG1 O 1700 31.42 -81.30 46 15 250 8.9 - - - - - 29.91 +0.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAUF1 C 1700 29.86 -81.27 51 165 170 7 9 - - - - 29.94 -0.02 84.4 77.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 41008 B 1750 31.40 -80.87 55 38 210 11.7 13.6 2.6 9 5.1 - 29.92 -0.01 75.4 74.8 70.0 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 1.97 9.1 N/A 1.64 4.2 N/A N/A 41012 B 1750 30.04 -80.53 64 126 240 5.8 7.8 2.6 9 5.2 103 29.95 +0.00 77.2 79.7 68.0 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 2.30 9.1 ESE 1.31 3.7 S SWELL FPKG1 O 1754 32.03 -80.90 87 22 210 6.0 9.9 - - - - - - 81.9 75.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FPKG1 O 1748 32.03 -80.90 87 22 220 5.1 7.0 - - - - - - 81.9 75.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FPKG1 O 1742 32.03 -80.90 87 22 220 6.0 8.9 - - - - - - 81.7 75.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FPKG1 O 1736 32.03 -80.90 87 22 220 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - 81.5 75.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FPKG1 O 1730 32.03 -80.90 87 22 210 5.1 8.0 - - - - - - 81.5 75.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FPKG1 O 1724 32.03 -80.90 87 22 210 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - 81.3 75.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FPKG1 O 1718 32.03 -80.90 87 22 210 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - 81.9 75.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FPKG1 O 1712 32.03 -80.90 87 22 230 7.0 9.9 - - - - - - 81.9 75.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FPKG1 O 1706 32.03 -80.90 87 22 220 6.0 9.9 - - - - - - 82.0 74.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - FPKG1 O 1700 32.03 -80.90 87 22 210 7.0 12.0 - - - - - - 81.9 74.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 36 observations reported for 1700 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 Chester, Bells River, Florida
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 18.05 miles (15.68 nautical)
Location: 30.655633° -81.231233°
Heading: ESE (103°)
Nassau County
Depth: 65 ft. (19.81 m)
Distance: 19.35 miles (16.80 nautical)
Location: 30.645317° -81.210683°
Heading: ESE (105°)
Nassau County
Depth: 70 ft. (21.34 m)
Distance: 21.82 miles (18.95 nautical)
Location: 30.609667° -81.176333°
Heading: ESE (113°)
Nassau County
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 22.25 miles (19.32 nautical)
Location: 30.6686° -81.159333°
Heading: E (100°)
Nassau County
Distances and headings are approximate and are not intended for navigation.
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