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Originally deployed in 2012, thanks to funding from the West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND) through a grant from Lee County, the RECON weather stations became the first weather stations in this area located directly over the water. Designed to give researchers and boaters near real-time information on the current over water weather conditions, they quickly became the go to weather source for the local boating community.  ...

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The River, Estuary and Coastal Observing Network (RECON) is a network of water quality sensors deployed throughout the Caloosahatchee river and estuary to provide real-time, water quality data to scientists, policy makers, and the general public.

The extensive watersheds of the Caloosahatchee (1,400 square miles) and Lake Okeechobee (4,400 square miles) each contribute water that flows into the Caloosahatchee estuary and the Gulf of Mexico. Water quality is affected by both Lake Okeechobee discharges and runoff from the Caloosahatchee watershed. Over time, these watersheds have changed from low-nutrient loading marshes and wetlands to high loading urban and agricultural land uses. Nutrients increase turbidity and decrease concentrations of dissolved oxygen (DO). In addition, excess nutrients fuel nuisance algal blooms. Losses of low-nutrient adapted communities, such as seagrasses have contributed to changes in fish, crustacean and marine mammal communities.

Boater Forecast

Weather forecast data provided courtesy of the National Atmospheric and Oceanographic Administration

This NOAA marine forecast covers the area 6NM SSW of Captiva FL.  Additional Associated Zone Forecast 

Thursday

November 21st 2024

NNW wind 18 to 20 kt. Sunny. Seas around 5 ft.

Temperature: High 71 °F

Thursday Night

November 21st 2024

NNW wind 15 to 19 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Temperature: Low 63 °F

Friday

November 22nd 2024

NW wind 14 to 17 kt. Sunny. Seas around 4 ft.

Temperature: High 71 °F

Friday Night

November 22nd 2024

NW wind 13 to 16 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 4 ft.

Temperature: Low 58 °F

Saturday

November 23rd 2024

NNE wind 9 to 12 kt becoming NNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Temperature: High 69 °F

Saturday Night

November 23rd 2024

N wind 7 to 10 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Temperature: Low 59 °F

Sunday

November 24th 2024

ENE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Temperature: High 72 °F

Sunday Night

November 24th 2024

N wind 6 to 9 kt becoming E after midnight. Clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Temperature: Low 64 °F

Wind Speed (kts)

Below is the NOAA wind speed forecast. Click Here to view the data from the RECON weather stations. 

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Wave Heights(ft)

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This is a graph of the NOAA marine forecast for wave height 6NM SSW of Captiva FL. This is the same area the RECON wave buoy is deployed.