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The following information is provided for
(longitude W85.7, latitude N30.1):
Thursday
23 February 2012 UT - 6h
SUN
Begin civil twilight 05:51
Sunrise 06:16
Sun Overhead 11:56
Sunset 17:37
End civil twilight 18:01
MOON
Moonset 18:33 on preceding day
Moonrise 06:54
Moon Overhead 13:08
Moonset 19:28
Moonrise 07:26 on following day
Phase of the Moon on 23 February: waxing crescent
with 3% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. New Moon on 21 February 2012 at 16:35 (UT - 6h).
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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 091146
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
645 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NEXT REGULAR TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED ON JUNE 1
2012. SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED IF
A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM FORMS DURING THE OFF SEASON.
$$
Marine Weather Forecast
FZUS52 KTAE 230213 CWFTAE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 913 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM GMZ700-230945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM 913 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 SYNOPSIS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING ALLOWING A STRENGTHENING FLOW OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. EXPECT CAUTIONARY LEVEL WIND TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. A PERIOD OF ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
GMZ750-770-230945- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 913 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION REST OF TONIGHT SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP INCREASING TO CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY REST OF THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THURSDAY SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP INCREASING TO CHOPPY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. THURSDAY NIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY WEST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND MAINLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. SATURDAY NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH DECREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE LATE MORNING. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SUNDAY EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SUNDAY NIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY DECREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MONDAY SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
GMZ730-755-765-775-230945- APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 913 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT REST OF TONIGHT SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP INCREASING TO CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THURSDAY SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THURSDAY NIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP INCREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE LATE EVENING. FRIDAY SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SATURDAY NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY DECREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP INCREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE LATE EVENING. SUNDAY EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SUNDAY NIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MONDAY SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A MODERATE CHOP DECREASING TO LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
BLOCK/LAMERS
Point Forecast Weather for 2NM SSE Panama City FL Gulf of Mexico Latitude: 30.1517 Longitude: -85.6667
Real Time Reports
Observations from ships and stations within 200 nautical miles of Panama City, St Andrew Bay, Florida Latitude: 30.1517 Longitude: -85.6667
B = Buoy, C = C-MAN Station, D = Drifting Buoy, S = Ship, O = Other
Data provided by the National Data Buoy Center
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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SGOF1 C 0500 29.41 -84.86 61 136 220 19 20 - - - - 29.83 -0.01 68.2 63.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 1 observations reported for 0500 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PACF1 O 0442 30.15 -85.67 0 0 210 11.1 12.0 - - - - 29.83 - - 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 0436 30.15 -85.67 0 0 210 11.1 12.0 - - - - 29.83 - - 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 0430 30.15 -85.67 0 0 220 12.0 14.0 - - - - 29.83 - - 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 0424 30.15 -85.67 0 0 210 13.0 14.0 - - - - 29.83 - - 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 0418 30.15 -85.67 0 0 220 15.0 17.1 - - - - 29.83 - - 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 0412 30.15 -85.67 0 0 220 14.0 15.9 - - - - 29.83 - - 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 0406 30.15 -85.67 0 0 230 13.0 15.9 - - - - 29.84 - - 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 0400 30.15 -85.67 0 0 220 12.0 14.0 - - - - 29.83 +0.02 - 62.6 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 0448 29.73 -84.98 44 125 240 6.0 8.9 - - - - - - 66.2 61.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 0442 29.73 -84.98 44 125 240 7.0 11.1 - - - - - - 66.4 61.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 0436 29.73 -84.98 44 125 240 7.0 9.9 - - - - - - 66.4 61.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 0430 29.73 -84.98 44 125 240 8.0 12.0 - - - - - - 66.4 61.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 0424 29.73 -84.98 44 125 240 7.0 11.1 - - - - - - 66.7 61.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 0418 29.73 -84.98 44 125 240 6.0 9.9 - - - - - - 66.9 61.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 0412 29.73 -84.98 44 125 240 7.0 9.9 - - - - - - 66.7 61.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 0406 29.73 -84.98 44 125 250 6.0 14.0 - - - - - - 66.7 61.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 0400 29.73 -84.98 44 125 250 6.0 12.0 - - - - - - 67.1 61.9 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SGOF1 C 0400 29.41 -84.86 61 136 220 20 21 - - - - 29.84 +0.00 68.4 63.5 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCLF1 O 0448 30.40 -87.21 81 281 240 14.0 19.0 - - - - 29.79 - 66.7 60.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCLF1 O 0442 30.40 -87.21 81 281 240 14.0 19.0 - - - - 29.79 - 66.6 60.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCLF1 O 0436 30.40 -87.21 81 281 240 12.0 17.1 - - - - 29.79 - 66.6 60.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCLF1 O 0430 30.40 -87.21 81 281 240 12.0 17.1 - - - - 29.79 - 66.2 60.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCLF1 O 0424 30.40 -87.21 81 281 240 12.0 17.1 - - - - 29.79 - 66.0 60.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCLF1 O 0418 30.40 -87.21 81 281 230 9.9 15.0 - - - - 29.79 - 65.5 60.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCLF1 O 0412 30.40 -87.21 81 281 230 11.1 15.0 - - - - 29.79 - 65.7 60.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCLF1 O 0406 30.40 -87.21 81 281 230 11.1 17.1 - - - - 29.79 - 65.8 60.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PCLF1 O 0400 30.40 -87.21 81 281 230 11.1 17.1 - - - - 29.78 +0.00 65.8 60.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 42012 B 0450 30.07 -87.56 98 268 230 17.5 19.4 4.3 5 4.3 232 29.78 +0.00 65.8 63.0 65.8 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 0.00 - - 4.27 5.0 SW VERY_STEEP PPTA1 O 0430 30.28 -87.56 98 275 240 8.9 - - - - - 29.80 - 66.2 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PPTA1 O 0400 30.28 -87.56 98 275 230 8.9 - - - - - 29.79 +0.00 65.8 - - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 30 observations reported for 0400 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 Panama City, St Andrew Bay, Florida
Life Boats
Depth: 25 ft. (7.62 m)
Distance: 3.41 miles (2.96 nautical)
Location: 30.1158° -85.705783°
Heading: SSW (196°)
Bay County
Depth: 25 ft. (7.62 m)
Distance: 3.41 miles (2.96 nautical)
Location: 30.1158° -85.705783°
Heading: SSW (196°)
Bay County
Spanish Shanty Barge
Depth: 20 ft. (6.10 m)
Distance: 3.55 miles (3.08 nautical)
Location: 30.111767° -85.7041°
Heading: SSW (194°)
Bay County
Depth: 20 ft. (6.10 m)
Distance: 3.55 miles (3.08 nautical)
Location: 30.111767° -85.7041°
Heading: SSW (194°)
Bay County
B And B Reef
Depth: 43 ft. (13.11 m)
Distance: 5.60 miles (4.86 nautical)
Location: 30.082133° -85.714633°
Heading: S (189°)
Bay County
Depth: 43 ft. (13.11 m)
Distance: 5.60 miles (4.86 nautical)
Location: 30.082133° -85.714633°
Heading: S (189°)
Bay County
Mc Comick Barge
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 5.85 miles (5.08 nautical)
Location: 30.0741° -85.706°
Heading: S (187°)
Bay County
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 5.85 miles (5.08 nautical)
Location: 30.0741° -85.706°
Heading: S (187°)
Bay County
Navy Barge 45
Depth: 45 ft. (13.72 m)
Distance: 5.99 miles (5.20 nautical)
Location: 30.07255° -85.707683°
Heading: S (187°)
Bay County
Depth: 45 ft. (13.72 m)
Distance: 5.99 miles (5.20 nautical)
Location: 30.07255° -85.707683°
Heading: S (187°)
Bay County
Buoy Barge
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 6.14 miles (5.33 nautical)
Location: 30.083383° -85.732467°
Heading: SSW (193°)
Bay County
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 6.14 miles (5.33 nautical)
Location: 30.083383° -85.732467°
Heading: SSW (193°)
Bay County
Navy Barge 48
Depth: 48 ft. (14.63 m)
Distance: 6.14 miles (5.33 nautical)
Location: 30.083333° -85.732333°
Heading: SSW (193°)
Bay County
Depth: 48 ft. (14.63 m)
Distance: 6.14 miles (5.33 nautical)
Location: 30.083333° -85.732333°
Heading: SSW (193°)
Bay County
Dan Barge
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 6.22 miles (5.41 nautical)
Location: 30.080633° -85.730717°
Heading: SSW (192°)
Bay County
Depth: 60 ft. (18.29 m)
Distance: 6.22 miles (5.41 nautical)
Location: 30.080633° -85.730717°
Heading: SSW (192°)
Bay County
Chickasaw
Depth: 70 ft. (21.34 m)
Distance: 8.28 miles (7.19 nautical)
Location: 30.082067° -85.779383°
Heading: SSW (200°)
Bay County
Depth: 70 ft. (21.34 m)
Distance: 8.28 miles (7.19 nautical)
Location: 30.082067° -85.779383°
Heading: SSW (200°)
Bay County
USS Strength
Depth: 77 ft. (23.47 m)
Distance: 8.61 miles (7.48 nautical)
Location: 30.032383° -85.708533°
Heading: S (184°)
Bay County
Depth: 77 ft. (23.47 m)
Distance: 8.61 miles (7.48 nautical)
Location: 30.032383° -85.708533°
Heading: S (184°)
Bay County
Distances and headings are approximate and are not intended for navigation.
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