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The following information is provided for
(longitude W85.0, latitude N29.6):
Wednesday
23 May 2012 UT - 4h
SUN
Begin civil twilight 06:16
Sunrise 06:43
Sun Overhead 13:37
Sunset 20:31
End civil twilight 20:57
MOON
Moonset 22:06 on preceding day
Moonrise 08:46
Moon Overhead 15:50
Moonset 22:52
Moonrise 09:40 on following day
Phase of the Moon on 23 May: waxing crescent
with 6% 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 231822
TWOAT
SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
225 PM EDT WED MAY 23 2012
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN
SEA IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS...AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS NO WELL-DEFINED CENTER OF CIRCULATION...
AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR
DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR ZERO PERCENT...OF
BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
AND PORTIONS OF CUBA...SOUTHERN FLORIDA...AND THE BAHAMAS. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. NO ADDITIONAL SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER
OUTLOOKS FOR THIS SYSTEM ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
$$
FORECASTER PASCH/BERG
Marine Weather Forecast
FZUS52 KTAE 232007 CWFTAE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 407 PM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM GMZ700-240430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN OUT TO 60 NM 407 PM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 SYNOPSIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP WINDS AND SEAS LIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS BEGINNING ON SUNDAY AS GUIDANCE DIFFERS ON THEIR SOLUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN THE ATLANTIC. AT THIS POINT WE ARE TRENDING TOWARDS A SOLUTION THAT WOULD KEEP THE LOW PRESSURE IN THE ATLANTIC AND KEEP WINDS AND SEAS JUST AT...OR SLIGHTLY BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA EARLY NEXT WEEK.
GMZ730-750-755-765-240430- 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- 407 PM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 TONIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. THURSDAY EAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING ONSHORE 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN BIG BEND WATERS. THURSDAY NIGHT ONSHORE WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS FROM EAST TO WEST LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE EASTERN BIG BEND IN THE EVENING. FRIDAY EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING ONSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. SATURDAY EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING ONSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FEET NEAR APALACHICOLA. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SATURDAY NIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET NEAR APALACHICOLA. PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SUNDAY EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SUNDAY NIGHT EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP INCREASING TO CHOPPY OVERNIGHT. MONDAY EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS SUBSIDING TO A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ770-775-240430- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 407 PM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 TONIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT. THURSDAY EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT. THURSDAY NIGHT EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT. FRIDAY EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. FRIDAY NIGHT NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. SATURDAY EAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. SATURDAY NIGHT EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SUNDAY EAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SUNDAY NIGHT EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING. BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MONDAY EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HARRIGAN
Point Forecast Weather for 8 Miles SSE Apalachicola FL Latitude: 29.6133 Longitude: -84.9583
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 2306 29.73 -84.98 7 352 220 8.0 8.9 - - - - - - 80.6 83.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2300 29.73 -84.98 7 352 220 7.0 9.9 - - - - - - 81.0 83.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SGOF1 C 2300 29.41 -84.86 13 156 190 7 9 - - - - 29.85 -0.01 78.8 80.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2306 30.15 -85.67 49 311 210 13.0 15.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2300 30.15 -85.67 49 311 200 12.0 14.0 - - - - 29.85 -0.01 - 82.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - KTNF1 C 2300 29.82 -83.59 72 80 210 13 15 - - - - 29.87 -0.01 80.2 - 67.3 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 6 observations reported for 2300 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 2254 29.73 -84.98 7 352 220 8.0 12.0 - - - - - - 80.4 83.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2248 29.73 -84.98 7 352 220 8.0 11.1 - - - - - - 80.6 83.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2242 29.73 -84.98 7 352 220 8.9 12.0 - - - - - - 80.6 83.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2236 29.73 -84.98 7 352 220 8.0 12.0 - - - - - - 81.0 83.3 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2230 29.73 -84.98 7 352 220 8.9 12.0 - - - - - - 80.8 83.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2224 29.73 -84.98 7 352 210 8.9 12.0 - - - - - - 80.6 83.8 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2218 29.73 -84.98 7 352 210 9.9 12.0 - - - - - - 80.6 84.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2212 29.73 -84.98 7 352 210 8.9 11.1 - - - - - - 80.6 84.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2206 29.73 -84.98 7 352 200 8.9 12.0 - - - - - - 80.8 84.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APCF1 O 2200 29.73 -84.98 7 352 210 9.9 13.0 - - - - - - 80.4 84.0 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APXF1 O 2245 29.79 -84.88 12 21 220 9.9 - - - - - 29.85 - 81.0 - 68.9 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APXF1 O 2230 29.79 -84.88 12 21 220 9.9 - - - - - 29.85 - 81.5 - 68.9 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APXF1 O 2215 29.79 -84.88 12 21 210 9.9 - - - - - 29.85 - 81.9 - 69.6 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - APXF1 O 2200 29.79 -84.88 12 21 220 11.1 - - - - - 29.85 -0.06 81.9 - 69.3 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - SGOF1 C 2200 29.41 -84.86 13 156 190 10 11 - - - - 29.84 -0.03 78.8 80.1 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2254 30.15 -85.67 49 311 210 11.1 13.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2248 30.15 -85.67 49 311 220 13.0 14.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2242 30.15 -85.67 49 311 210 13.0 15.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2236 30.15 -85.67 49 311 220 11.1 13.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2230 30.15 -85.67 49 311 220 11.1 13.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2224 30.15 -85.67 49 311 210 11.1 13.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2218 30.15 -85.67 49 311 220 12.0 13.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2212 30.15 -85.67 49 311 220 12.0 14.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2206 30.15 -85.67 49 311 210 9.9 12.0 - - - - 29.85 - - 82.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - PACF1 O 2200 30.15 -85.67 49 311 220 11.1 12.0 - - - - 29.85 -0.03 - 82.2 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 42036 B 2250 28.50 -84.52 70 161 150 3.9 5.8 1.0 6 4.4 218 29.87 -0.02 79.5 81.0 71.2 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 0.98 6.2 SW 0.66 3.8 W N/A KTNF1 C 2200 29.82 -83.59 72 80 220 13 14 - - - - 29.86 -0.04 80.4 - 66.4 - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - 42039 B 2250 28.79 -86.01 74 228 200 1.9 3.9 2.3 9 5.2 - 29.85 - 79.9 82.4 - - - - - - - - - - ---- ----- 1.97 9.1 N/A 0.98 3.8 N/A N/A 28 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 St George Island, Sikes Cut, St George Sound, Florida
Depth: 80 ft. (24.38 m)
Distance: 12.81 miles (11.12 nautical)
Location: 29.4593° -84.83965°
Heading: SSE (164°)
Franklin County
Depth: 25 ft. (7.62 m)
Distance: 15.69 miles (13.62 nautical)
Location: 29.403833° -84.857667°
Heading: SSE (168°)
Franklin County
Depth: 74 ft. (22.56 m)
Distance: 21.07 miles (18.30 nautical)
Location: 29.53315° -84.62°
Heading: ESE (122°)
Franklin County
Depth: 36 ft. (10.97 m)
Distance: 21.08 miles (18.31 nautical)
Location: 29.70595° -84.6237°
Heading: NNE (24°)
Franklin County
Depth: 70 ft. (21.34 m)
Distance: 21.13 miles (18.35 nautical)
Location: 29.536667° -84.6178°
Heading: ESE (120°)
Franklin County
Distances and headings are approximate and are not intended for navigation.
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