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Marine Weather and Tides
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3/3/2018 - There is a new GOES Satellite for the east coast that required rewriting that part of the code. Please report any issues. 6/25/2017 - NOAA is having a major issue that impact the 7 day forecast load times. Many users are reporting problems. The issue has been reported. 5/23/2017 - Worked with NOAA again to speed up the 7 day forecast load times. Thanks to them for being responsive. |
Sunrise 6:06AM | Sunset 7:15PM | Saturday April 21, 2018 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC) | Moonrise 11:00AM | Moonset 12:12AM | Illumination 41% | ![]() |
Marine Forecasts
EDIT (on/off)  HelpGMZ750 Apalachee Bay Or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach To Ochlockonee River Fl Out To 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From Mexico Beach To Okaloosa Walton County Line Fl Out 20 Nm- Coastal Waters From Mexico Beach To Apalachicola 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- Waters From Mexico Beach To Okaloosa Walton County Line Fl From 20 To 60 Nm- Waters From Apalachicola To Mexico Beach Fl From 20 To 60 Nm- Waters From Suwannee River To Apalachicola Fl From 20 To 60 Nm- 258 Pm Edt Sat Apr 21 2018 .small craft advisory in effect through Sunday afternoon... Tonight..East winds 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Highest seas offshore. Dominant period 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Slight chance of showers in the evening, then chance of showers after midnight. Sunday..Southeast winds 20 knots decreasing to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Highest seas offshore. Dominant period 4 seconds. Dominant period 4 seconds in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms. Sunday night..South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant period 3 seconds building to 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Highest seas offshore. Dominant period 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and Thunderstorms. Monday..Southwest winds 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant period 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and Thunderstorms. Monday night..West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant period 4 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Slight chance of rain in the evening. Tuesday..West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light chop. Tuesday night..Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. Wednesday and Wednesday night..West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light chop. Thursday..West winds 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light chop. Slight chance of rain. | GMZ700 Synopsis For The Suwannee River To Okaloosa-walton County Line Out To 60 Nm 258 Pm Edt Sat Apr 21 2018 Synopsis.. Elevated easterly winds will continue to yield advisory level conditions across coastal waters through Sunday afternoon. A small craft advisory remains in effect until Sunday afternoon. Showers and Thunderstorms are likely Sunday through Monday as a cold front approaches. |
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Tyndall AFB, FL
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  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus62 ktae 211907 afdtae area forecast discussion national weather service tallahassee fl 307 pm edt Sat apr 21 2018 Near term [through tonight] Low-level easterly flow will continue across the region overnight under the influence of strong surface high pressure parked over the mid-atlantic and new england. Upper low currently over the high plains will gradually shift westward into arkansas overnight. Onshore flow above the boundary layer will increase across the local area as a result, providing enough lift for scattered showers to develop after midnight. Rainfall amounts should be light with this activity. Expect low temperatures in the lower to mid 60s overnight. Short term [Sunday through Monday night] Quiet weather will come to an end on Sunday as an upper level low and associated surface front move into the region. At the beginning of the period, showers and thunderstorms will be ongoing across eastern portions of the lower mississippi valley and southeast. This activity will move into the tri-state region late Sunday afternoon early Sunday evening and is expected to persist through Monday morning before conditions gradually improve from west to east. The main threat from this system will be heavy rainfall, with forecast rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches generally west of the apalachicola chattahoochee rivers and 1 to 2 inches east. Though heavy rain will be the main threat, deep layer shear on the order of 40+ knots and CAPE in the range of 500 to 1000 j kg will yield an environment capable of supporting isolated strong to severe thunderstorms, particularly on Sunday evening. It is noteworthy that low level directional shear looks fairly substantial in the current model guidance, and storm mode will likely consist of broken cell clusters semi-discreet cells. An isolated tornado is not out of the question in this kind of environment. Isolated instances of damaging wind gusts are possible, especially with any cell to cell, cell to cluster mergers that may occur. Seasonal temperatures will persist through the period. Long term [Tuesday through Saturday] The upper low that will be responsible for Sunday and Monday's showers and thunderstorms will slowly lift poleward on Tuesday before getting kicked eastward by an approaching clipper system from the west Tuesday night Wednesday morning. Model guidance remains consistent this afternoon in depicting some wrap around moisture yielding showers across southeast alabama southern georgia on Tuesday. Quiet weather will be short-lived on Wednesday, as a quick moving shortwave trough will bring another chance of showers to the region late Wednesday early Thursday time-frame. After this system, model guidance diverges significantly moving into the weekend, thus pops for Friday and Saturday are low confidence at this point. Temperatures will remain seasonal through the period. Aviation [through 18z Sunday] Easterly winds will continue through the overnight hours into early Sunday, with ifr CIGS possible after midnight at all terminals. Showers will be possible for the florida and alabama terminals overnight. However, heaviest rainfall will be beyond the current forecast period. |
Marine Elevated easterly winds will continue to yield advisory level conditions across coastal waters through Sunday afternoon. A small craft advisory remains in effect until Sunday afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms are likely Sunday through Monday as a cold front approaches. Fire weather While winds will be elevated over the next few days, rh values will preclude red flag warnings. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected Sunday into Monday. Hydrology All river points are below action stage this afternoon. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches can be expected west of the apalachicola chatahoochee rivers Sunday through Monday, with general amounts of 1 to 2 inches east. Rainfall will be heavy at times, likely causing minor flooding issues in urban and poor drainage areas. Instances of flash flooding cannot be ruled out at this time, given the rainfall rates that will be possible with some of this activity. Spotter information statement Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they occur by calling the office or tweeting us @nwstallahassee. Preliminary point temps pops Tallahassee 62 78 64 80 59 40 40 80 70 10 panama city 66 75 66 76 62 40 40 70 30 10 dothan 60 76 63 80 58 40 80 90 30 10 albany 61 75 63 78 59 40 80 90 70 10 valdosta 62 76 63 79 59 40 60 70 70 20 cross city 64 80 65 80 62 40 50 40 40 20 apalachicola 66 75 67 77 63 30 20 70 50 10 Tae watches warnings advisories Fl... High rip current risk until 1 am edt midnight cdt Sunday for coastal franklin-coastal gulf. Ga... None. Al... None. Gm... Small craft advisory until 2 pm edt Sunday for apalachee bay or coastal waters from keaton beach to ochlockonee river fl out to 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-coastal waters from mexico beach to apalachicola fl out 20 nm-coastal waters from mexico beach to okaloosa walton county line fl out 20 nm-waters from suwannee river to apalachicola fl from 20 to 60 nm-waters from apalachicola to mexico beach fl from 20 to 60 nm-waters from mexico beach to okaloosa walton county line fl from 20 to 60 nm. Near term... Camp short term... Pullin long term... Pullin aviation... Camp marine... Pullin fire weather... Fieux hydrology... Pullin |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
PACF1 - 8729108 - Panama City, FL | 11 mi | 42 min | W 2.9 G 4.1 | 70°F | 71°F | 1019.8 hPa | ||
PCBF1 | 18 mi | 42 min | WNW 5.1 G 6 | 69°F | 69°F | 1019.9 hPa | ||
APCF1 - 8728690 - Apalachicola, FL | 42 mi | 42 min | E 7 G 8 | 74°F | 71°F | 1019.3 hPa | ||
APXF1 - Apalachicola Reserve, FL | 45 mi | 87 min | E 8.9 | 78°F | 65°F |
Wind History for Panama City, FL
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off)  Help7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | |
Last 24hr | W | NW | NE | NE | NE G11 | E G12 | NE G8 | E G9 | E G9 | E G8 | E | NE | E | NE G7 | E G10 | E G14 | E G10 | E G13 | SE | SW | SW | SW | W | NW |
1 day ago | W G10 | W | N G9 | N G14 | N G16 | N G16 | N G16 | N G17 | N G17 | NE G16 | NE G14 | NE G14 | NE G11 | NE G14 | E G12 | NE G11 | E | E G8 | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | SW |
2 days ago | S | S | S | S G14 | S G13 | SW | W G10 | W | W G13 | W | SW | W G13 | W | W | W G17 | W G17 | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | SW | SW |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Tyndall Air Force Base, FL | 8 mi | 16 min | WSW 4 | 10.00 mi | A Few Clouds | 74°F | 67°F | 78% | 1019.3 hPa |
Wind History from PAM (wind in knots)
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Last 24hr | W | Calm | N | N | E | E | NE | E | E | NE | NE | E | NE | NE | E | E G14 | E | E | SE | SE | SE | W | W | SW |
1 day ago | W | W | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | N | NE G15 | NE G15 | E | E | E | E | W | W | W | SW | SW |
2 days ago | S | S | S | S | S | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W G20 | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
Tide / Current Tables for Channel entrance, St. Andrew Bay, Florida
EDIT RT Ports Option Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off)  Help One Week of DataChannel entrance Click for Map Sat -- 12:12 AM CDT Moonset Sat -- 06:09 AM CDT Sunrise Sat -- 10:59 AM CDT Moonrise Sat -- 01:30 PM CDT 1.59 feet High Tide Sat -- 07:14 PM CDT Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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-0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | -0.2 |
Tide / Current Tables for Panama City, St. Andrew Bay, Florida
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataPanama City Click for Map Sat -- 12:12 AM CDT Moonset Sat -- 01:16 AM CDT -0.35 feet Low Tide Sat -- 06:09 AM CDT Sunrise Sat -- 10:59 AM CDT Moonrise Sat -- 02:37 PM CDT 1.53 feet High Tide Sat -- 07:13 PM CDT Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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-0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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