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The following information is provided for
(longitude W81.9, latitude N26.6):
Thursday
29 July 2010 UT - 4h
SUN
Begin civil twilight 06:26
Sunrise 06:51
Sun Overhead 13:34
Sunset 20:17
End civil twilight 20:42
MOON
Moonrise 21:45 on preceding day
Moon Overhead 03:46
Moonset 09:52
Moonrise 22:14
Moonset 10:43 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
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 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 KTBW 292117 CWFTBW COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 517 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 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. GMZ800-300845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER- 517 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 SYNOPSIS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS IN TE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT WILL DRIFT INTO THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
GMZ830-300845- TAMPA BAY WATERS- 517 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. MONDAY VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
GMZ850-853-856-870-873-876-300845- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 517 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SUNDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MONDAY NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
NOAH
Point Forecast Weather for Fort Myers FL Latitude: 26.6467 Longitude: -81.8717
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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPSF1 O 2236 26.13 -81.81 31 174 250 7.0 8.9 - - - - 30.00 - - 90.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 2230 26.13 -81.81 31 174 240 8.0 8.9 - - - - 30.00 - - 90.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 2224 26.13 -81.81 31 174 250 8.0 9.9 - - - - 30.01 - - 90.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 2218 26.13 -81.81 31 174 250 8.0 9.9 - - - - 30.01 - - 90.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 2212 26.13 -81.81 31 174 240 8.9 11.1 - - - - 30.01 - - 90.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 2206 26.13 -81.81 31 174 260 8.0 11.1 - - - - 30.01 - - 90.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - NPSF1 O 2200 26.13 -81.81 31 174 260 8.9 12.0 - - - - 30.01 -0.03 - 90.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - VENF1 C 2200 27.07 -82.45 40 309 50 3 4 - - - - 29.98 -0.04 81.7 89.4 73.2 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 42013 B 2200 27.17 -82.93 65 299 - - - - - - - 30.00 -0.03 - 87.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CCUF1 O 2236 27.66 -82.62 73 327 70 5.1 7.0 - - - - 29.98 - 81.9 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CCUF1 O 2230 27.66 -82.62 73 327 70 6.0 7.0 - - - - 29.99 - 82.2 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CCUF1 O 2224 27.66 -82.62 73 327 70 7.0 9.9 - - - - 29.99 - 82.4 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CCUF1 O 2218 27.66 -82.62 73 327 90 6.0 8.0 - - - - 29.99 - 83.1 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CCUF1 O 2212 27.66 -82.62 73 327 110 7.0 8.9 - - - - 30.00 - 83.3 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CCUF1 O 2206 27.66 -82.62 73 327 120 8.0 8.9 - - - - 30.01 - 83.7 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 2242 27.76 -82.63 78 329 150 7.0 8.0 - - - - 29.98 - 82.9 91.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 2236 27.76 -82.63 78 329 160 6.0 8.0 - - - - 29.98 - 84.0 91.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 2230 27.76 -82.63 78 329 140 6.0 8.0 - - - - 29.99 - 83.5 91.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 2224 27.76 -82.63 78 329 150 6.0 7.0 - - - - 29.99 - 84.7 91.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 2218 27.76 -82.63 78 329 160 5.1 6.0 - - - - 29.99 - 85.1 91.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 2212 27.76 -82.63 78 329 70 2.9 6.0 - - - - 30.00 - 86.2 91.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 2206 27.76 -82.63 78 329 60 2.9 6.0 - - - - 30.00 - 86.2 91.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SAPF1 O 2200 27.76 -82.63 78 329 70 5.1 8.0 - - - - 30.01 -0.03 86.0 91.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 2236 27.86 -82.55 81 334 100 1.9 5.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 2230 27.86 -82.55 81 334 100 1.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 2224 27.86 -82.55 81 334 - 0.0 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 2218 27.86 -82.55 81 334 110 2.9 5.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 2212 27.86 -82.55 81 334 - 0.0 6.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 2206 27.86 -82.55 81 334 110 4.1 8.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - OPTF1 O 2200 27.86 -82.55 81 334 100 6.0 9.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - ERTF1 O 2236 27.92 -82.44 82 338 160 1.9 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 2236 27.92 -82.45 82 338 170 2.9 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 2236 27.93 -82.43 82 339 170 2.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TSHF1 O 2236 27.93 -82.43 82 339 160 1.9 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - ERTF1 O 2230 27.92 -82.44 82 338 180 2.9 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 2230 27.92 -82.45 82 338 150 1.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 2230 27.93 -82.43 82 339 180 5.1 6.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TSHF1 O 2230 27.93 -82.43 82 339 160 1.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - ERTF1 O 2224 27.92 -82.44 82 338 170 4.1 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 2224 27.92 -82.45 82 338 170 2.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 2224 27.93 -82.43 82 339 160 1.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TSHF1 O 2224 27.93 -82.43 82 339 160 1.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - ERTF1 O 2218 27.92 -82.44 82 338 160 2.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 2218 27.92 -82.45 82 338 130 1.9 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 2218 27.93 -82.43 82 339 150 2.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TSHF1 O 2218 27.93 -82.43 82 339 160 1.0 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - ERTF1 O 2212 27.92 -82.44 82 338 130 2.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 2212 27.92 -82.45 82 338 120 2.9 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 2212 27.93 -82.43 82 339 130 4.1 5.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TSHF1 O 2212 27.93 -82.43 82 339 110 1.9 5.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - ERTF1 O 2206 27.92 -82.44 82 338 140 4.1 5.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 2206 27.92 -82.45 82 338 130 4.1 5.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 2206 27.93 -82.43 82 339 140 4.1 6.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TSHF1 O 2206 27.93 -82.43 82 339 130 2.9 5.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - ERTF1 O 2200 27.92 -82.44 82 338 160 6.0 8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SBLF1 O 2200 27.92 -82.45 82 338 150 5.1 6.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TPAF1 O 2200 27.93 -82.43 82 339 140 6.0 8.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - TSHF1 O 2200 27.93 -82.43 82 339 140 4.1 8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 2236 27.98 -82.83 95 328 340 5.1 7.0 - - - - - - 85.6 88.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 2230 27.98 -82.83 95 328 330 5.1 6.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - CWBF1 O 2200 27.98 -82.83 95 328 360 5.1 6.0 - - - - - - 85.8 88.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - LKWF1 O 2236 26.61 -80.03 99 91 160 13.0 13.0 - - - - 29.96 - 85.3 86.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - LKWF1 O 2230 26.61 -80.03 99 91 160 12.0 15.0 - - - - 29.97 - 85.3 86.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - LKWF1 O 2224 26.61 -80.03 99 91 160 12.0 14.0 - - - - 29.97 - 85.5 86.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - LKWF1 O 2218 26.61 -80.03 99 91 170 12.0 14.0 - - - - 29.97 - 85.3 86.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - LKWF1 O 2212 26.61 -80.03 99 91 170 12.0 15.0 - - - - 29.97 - 85.1 86.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - LKWF1 O 2206 26.61 -80.03 99 91 160 14.0 15.9 - - - - 29.97 - 85.3 86.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - LKWF1 O 2200 26.61 -80.03 99 91 160 13.0 15.0 - - - - 29.97 -0.04 85.3 86.7 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PVGF1 O 2200 26.09 -80.11 100 109 160 9.9 14.0 - - - - 29.97 - 86.2 88.5 73.0 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 69 observations reported for 2200 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 Fort Myers, Caloosahatchee River, Florida
Depth: 12 ft. (3.66 m)
Distance: 20.91 miles (18.15 nautical)
Location: 26.759233° -82.186117°
Heading: N (351°)
Charlotte County
Depth: 30 ft. (9.14 m)
Distance: 21.58 miles (18.74 nautical)
Location: 26.343183° -81.953983°
Heading: S (186°)
Lee County
Distances and headings are approximate and are not intended for navigation.
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