Current US Threat Advisory Level
Forecast for Cape Canaveral, Florida
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Lo: 41°F | Hi: 59°F |
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- Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 323 PM EDT MON FEB 08 2010
Expires: 515 PM EDT TUE FEB 09 2010
- KCOF is at: Patrick Air Force Base
- In the state of: (FL)
- In the country of United States (US)
- Station Latitude = 28.23N (decimal)
- Station Longitude = 80.6W (decimal)
- Station Elevation = 3 (meters)
- Time Zone = Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
- Time Zone Offset from GMT = -4* (hours)
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation. The ICAO Code is a 4-letter airport code used to determin current conditions at that location at the time of request.
Wind Speed: E 3.5 MPH (3 KT)
Barometer: 29.96 in.
Dewpoint: 57°F
Heat Index: 59°F
Wind Chill: 59°F
Considerable cloudiness through late afternoon then becoming mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Sunrise: 8:06 AM EDT
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of evening showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming west around 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lowest wind chill readings 34 to 37 after midnight.
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent MoonSunset: 7:07 PM EDT
Dusk: 7:31 PM EDT
Mostly sunny. Breezy...Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
Sunrise: 8:05 AM EDT
Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chill readings 25 to 28.
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent MoonSunset: 7:07 PM EDT
Dusk: 7:32 PM EDT
Partly sunny. Breezy. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph Decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Sunrise: 8:04 AM EDT
Considerable cloudiness. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent MoonSunset: 7:08 PM EDT
Dusk: 7:32 PM EDT
Moon Phase: The phases of the Moon are related to (actually, caused by) the relative positions of the Moon and Sun in the sky. For example, New Moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are quite close together in the sky. Full Moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are at nearly opposite positions in the sky - which is why a Full Moon rises about the time of sunset, and sets about the time of sunrise, for most places on Earth.
Waning Crescent Moon: The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moons disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
Twilight: Also known as "Dawn" preceding Sunrise and "Dusk" following Sunset. There are three kinds of twilight defined: civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight. For computational purposes, civil twilight begins before sunrise and ends after sunset when the geometric zenith distance of the center of the Sun is 96 degrees - 6 degrees below a horizontal plane. The corresponding solar zenith distances for nautical and astronomical twilight are 102 and 108 degrees, respectively. That is, at the dark limit of nautical twilight, the center of the Sun is geometrically 12 degrees below a horizontal plane; and at the dark limit of astronomical twilight, the center of the Sun is geometrically 18 degrees below a horizontal plane.
Sunrise and sunset: For computational purposes, sunrise or sunset is defined to occur when the geometric zenith distance of center of the Sun is 90.8333 degrees. That is, the center of the Sun is geometrically 50 arcminutes below a horizontal plane. For an observer at sea level with a level, unobstructed horizon, under average atmospheric conditions, the upper limb of the Sun will then appear to be tangent to the horizon. The 50-arcminute geometric depression of the Sun's center used for the computations is obtained by adding the average apparent radius of the Sun (16 arcminutes) to the average amount of atmospheric refraction at the horizon (34 arcminutes).
Accuracy of rise/set computations: The times of rise and set phenomena cannot be precisely computed, because, in practice, the actual times depend on unpredictable atmospheric conditions that affect the amount of refraction at the horizon. Thus, even under ideal conditions (e.g., a clear sky at sea) the times computed for rise or set may be in error by a minute or more. Local topography (e.g., mountains on the horizon) and the height of the observer can affect the times of rise or set even more. It is not practical to attempt to include such effects in routine rise/set computations.