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Marine Weather and Tides
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10/6/2018 Colors of tide XTide graphs changed to emphasize that they were upgraded. See next note. Comments welcome. 10/4/2018 I have fixed XTide and updated the harmonic files. There were some name changes so you might have to click EDIT to find the new station name. |
Sunrise 6:23AM | Sunset 5:37PM | Sunday February 17, 2019 10:46 PM CST (04:46 UTC) | Moonrise 4:31PM | Moonset 5:44AM | Illumination 98% | ![]() |
GMZ635 Western Choctawhatchee Bay-eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- 941 Pm Cst Sun Feb 17 2019
Rest of tonight..South winds 8 to 13 knots becoming west. Waves around 1 foot. Patchy fog. Chance of showers after midnight.
Monday..North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 13 to 18 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Slight chance of showers in the morning.
Monday night..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 13 to 18 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Slight chance of showers after midnight.
Tuesday..East winds 13 to 18 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 1 foot. Chance of showers.
Tuesday night..East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Slight chance of showers.
Wednesday..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Chance of showers.
Wednesday night..South winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Chance of showers.
Thursday..South winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Chance of showers.
Thursday night..South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot. Slight chance of showers.
Friday..Southeast winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 1 foot. Chance of showers.
Friday night..Southeast winds 3 to 8 knots. Waves around 1 foot. Slight chance of showers.
Rest of tonight..South winds 8 to 13 knots becoming west. Waves around 1 foot. Patchy fog. Chance of showers after midnight.
Monday..North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 13 to 18 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Slight chance of showers in the morning.
Monday night..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 13 to 18 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Slight chance of showers after midnight.
Tuesday..East winds 13 to 18 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 1 foot. Chance of showers.
Tuesday night..East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Slight chance of showers.
Wednesday..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Chance of showers.
Wednesday night..South winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Chance of showers.
Thursday..South winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Chance of showers.
Thursday night..South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot. Slight chance of showers.
Friday..Southeast winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 1 foot. Chance of showers.
Friday night..Southeast winds 3 to 8 knots. Waves around 1 foot. Slight chance of showers.
GMZ600 Synopsis For Pascagoula Ms To Okaloosa Walton County Line Fl Out 60 Nm Including Major Area Bays And Sounds- 941 Pm Cst Sun Feb 17 2019
Synopsis..A light to moderate southerly wind flow will continue through this evening as a cold front approaches from the west. A moderate to strong northerly flow will develop in the wake of the front late tonight through Monday then gradually shift east by early Tuesday. A moderate to strong easterly flow is expected on Tuesday followed by a light to moderate southerly flow Wednesday into Thursday in response to another cold front slowing approaching from the west. Areas of fog mostly over the near shore waters of alabama will redevelop this evening then clear with the windshift overnight. Patchy dense fog will also be possible further east occurring mostly over the near waters of northwest florida through early Monday morning.
Synopsis..A light to moderate southerly wind flow will continue through this evening as a cold front approaches from the west. A moderate to strong northerly flow will develop in the wake of the front late tonight through Monday then gradually shift east by early Tuesday. A moderate to strong easterly flow is expected on Tuesday followed by a light to moderate southerly flow Wednesday into Thursday in response to another cold front slowing approaching from the west. Areas of fog mostly over the near shore waters of alabama will redevelop this evening then clear with the windshift overnight. Patchy dense fog will also be possible further east occurring mostly over the near waters of northwest florida through early Monday morning.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Miramar Beach, FL
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Area Discussion for -
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus62 ktae 180249 afdtae area forecast discussion national weather service tallahassee fl 949 pm est Sun feb 17 2019 Update Cold front still progged to enter our al counties in the next couple of hours and move east into the central portions by daybreak. Fog is still possible especially across the central and eastern portions of the area. Increased pops to account for ongoing showers in the gulf and fl panhandle. Otherwise, no other changes made. Prev discussion [643 pm est] Near term [through tonight] 19 utc surface analysis shows the cold front has advanced into the lower mississippi river valley and extends from eastern mississippi down into western louisiana. Moderate southerly flow ahead of this front continues to increase low level moisture across our region, and has even led to some scattered showers developing over the last hour. Overnight, the cold front will continue to advance eastward toward the region. With extensive low level moisture, expect another round of low clouds and fog to develop in advance of the front. Nearly all of the guidance keeps any rain chances off to the west of the region til 06z, at which point rain will begin to move into southeast alabama and perhaps portions of the florida panhandle. Given that fog was not especially widespread last night, will let the oncoming shift evaluate the need for any land or marine dense fog advisories. The greatest risk area will be around apalachee bay. Short term [Monday through Tuesday night] The short term period begins with a cold front moving through the forecast area. With deep layer forcing decreasing with the eastward advance of the cold front, rain chances will also decrease with time throughout the day on Monday. The boundary is expected to stall across the southern half of the forecast area. Some cooler air will make it into our northern zones, but significantly cooler temperatures are not expected. As ridging aloft over the bahamas begins to amplify on Tuesday and the next trough begins to move eastward out of the SW conus, surface cyclogenesis will begin over the western gulf, and start to lift the stalled surface boundary across our region back northward as a warm front on Tuesday afternoon with a few showers possible. With the boundary lifting well north of the region on Tuesday night, a return to warm, humid and foggy conditions can be expected at the end of the period and then continuing into the long term. Outside of high temperatures on Monday, temperatures throughout the short term period will be well above normal - particularly through the end of the period. Long term [Wednesday through Sunday] An upper level ridge over the atlantic will maintain southwesterly flow and abundant moisture at the surface across the entire region, which will keep temperatures well above normal for this time of the year. The aforementioned upper level ridge will prevent disturbances that will develop over the western gulf of mexico from propagating eastward over our cwa, which will keep |
most pop chances to the north and west of the cwa. The best chance for pops will be in our northern and western portions of our cwa as disturbances riding over the upper level ridge may provide an isolated heavy shower or thunderstorm. The bulk of the precipitation associated with these disturbances will remain across the ms, northern al, northern ga, and tn valley. Aviation [through 00z Tuesday] flt conds will lower to MVFR and ifr this evening and become widespread and remain through the overnight and into Monday. A cold front will move across the area tonight into Monday, switching winds from the south to the northwest and helping to lift flt conds back toVFR. That wont occur till late in the period and from west to east. Marine Another round of fog is expected over the marine area tonight. A cold front will move into the marine area on Monday. Offshore winds behind this front will increase to advisory levels at times on Monday afternoon and continue into Tuesday. Winds and seas will begin to decrease on Wednesday. Fire weather No red flag conditions are expected over the next several days. Hydrology Strong ridging will force storm systems over the next few days to the north of the region. This will keep any threat for locally heavy rain well to the north of our region over the tennessee river valley. While the bulk of this heavy rain over the next several days should miss the chattahoochee river across nrn georgia, some rainfall into this basin could lead to elevated river levels within our portion of the chattahoochee (and apalachicola river) in the next few days. 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 65 71 56 70 59 40 50 10 20 20 panama city 63 67 57 69 63 40 40 20 20 0 dothan 57 61 52 59 55 60 40 10 40 30 albany 61 63 52 58 53 50 50 10 30 40 valdosta 65 71 54 66 57 30 50 10 20 30 cross city 66 78 59 74 61 20 40 20 10 20 apalachicola 65 70 57 67 62 30 40 20 10 0 Tae watches warnings advisories Fl... High rip current risk until 10 pm est this evening for coastal bay. Ga... None. Al... None. Gm... None. Update... Scholl near term... Godsey short term... Godsey long term... Bunker aviation... Scholl marine... Godsey fire weather... Scholl hydrology... Godsey |
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 |
PCBF1 | 16 mi | 29 min | SSE 11 G 12 | 65°F | 63°F | 1013.9 hPa | ||
PACF1 - 8729108 - Panama City, FL | 28 mi | 29 min | SSE 13 G 15 | 67°F | 62°F | 1014.2 hPa | ||
PCLF1 - 8729840 - Pensacola, FL | 56 mi | 29 min | S 9.9 G 12 | 69°F | 63°F | 1012.9 hPa | ||
APCF1 - 8728690 - Apalachicola, FL | 74 mi | 35 min | S 11 G 12 | 67°F | 64°F | 1014.2 hPa |
Wind History for Panama City, FL
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Last 24hr | S | SE | SE | SE | SE G11 | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE G14 | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE G19 | SE | SE G20 | SE | SE | SE G17 | SE G17 | SE | SE G17 | S G15 |
1 day ago | S | S | SE | S | S | S G12 | S | SW | SW | S | S | SW | S | S | SW G12 | SW | S | SW | S | SE | SE | S | SE | SE |
2 days ago | E | SE G10 | SE | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SE G8 | SE | SE | SE G16 | S G19 | S G18 | S G17 | S G16 | S G15 | S | SE | SE G15 | S | S G14 | S |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Destin, Destin-Ft. Walton Beach Airport, FL | 18 mi | 54 min | SSE 7 | 1.00 mi | Fog/Mist | 68°F | 66°F | 96% | 1013.1 hPa |
Panama City - Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, FL | 20 mi | 54 min | SSE 6 | 7.00 mi | Overcast | 70°F | 68°F | 93% | 1014.6 hPa |
Valparaiso / Eglin Air Force Base, FL | 23 mi | 1.8 hrs | S 10 | 6.00 mi | Fog/Mist | 69°F | 68°F | 100% | 1013.5 hPa |
Wind History from DTS (wind in knots)
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Last 24hr | S | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE G16 | SE | S | SE | SE | SE | S | SE | S | ||
1 day ago | S | S | Calm | Calm | SW | W | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | SW | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | |||||
2 days ago | S G16 | S | Calm | S | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | S | S | S G16 | S G16 | S G18 | S G15 | S | S G14 | S | S | S | S |
Tide / Current Tables for West Bay Creek, West Bay, St. Andrew Bay, Florida
EDIT RT Ports Option Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off)  Help One Week of DataWest Bay Creek
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Sun -- 04:41 AM CST Moonset
Sun -- 06:21 AM CST Sunrise
Sun -- 08:47 AM CST -0.84 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:30 PM CST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:33 PM CST Sunset
Sun -- 09:25 PM CST 1.61 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 04:41 AM CST Moonset
Sun -- 06:21 AM CST Sunrise
Sun -- 08:47 AM CST -0.84 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:30 PM CST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:33 PM CST Sunset
Sun -- 09:25 PM CST 1.61 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Tide / Current Tables for Panama City Beach, Florida
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataPanama City Beach
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Sun -- 04:25 AM CST -0.77 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 04:41 AM CST Moonset
Sun -- 06:21 AM CST Sunrise
Sun -- 03:30 PM CST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:33 PM CST Sunset
Sun -- 06:37 PM CST 1.32 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 04:25 AM CST -0.77 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 04:41 AM CST Moonset
Sun -- 06:21 AM CST Sunrise
Sun -- 03:30 PM CST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:33 PM CST Sunset
Sun -- 06:37 PM CST 1.32 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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-0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.6 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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