- Weekend Weather Forecast -
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest.
- Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
- Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 92. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
- Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
- Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
- Sunday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
- Perdido and Pensacola Passes - The Pensacola Pass is clear. There was a report of mousse in Perdido Pass this morning. Skimmers were on scene working it.
- Beach Report - Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key - Sporadic tar balls can be seen along the beach in a patch about 10 to 20 feet wide. Crews are working to clean-up as much as they can. Beach goers are encouraged to avoid areas with tar balls.
- Beach Clean-up - Night crews will be on both beaches. Morning crews will begin working the areas expected to have the most people for the air show, like Casino Beach. Crews are expected to be out of these areas by 11 a.m.
- Sabine Pass - Sabine will have normal opening and closing operations over the Blue Angel weekend. Due to the anticipated vessel traffic on Friday and Saturday, the boom at Sabine Pass will be open on high tide as long as no oil is present. The boom will be closed and only opened as needed for passage on the low tide as long as no oil is present.
- Tides - Booms will be tended and opened as needed before high tide. Many of the boomed areas within the bay, will be open and remain open during the high tide as long as no oil is present. If the boom is closed and vessels need access, please call 850-736-2261 to have a tender respond to allow passage through the boom.
- Friday: High tide within the bay system is at 9:56 a.m. Low tide is at 8:07 p.m.
- Saturday: High tide within the bay system is at 10:50 a.m. Low tide is at 8:56 p.m.
- Sunday: High tide within the bay system is at 11:42 a.m. Low tide is at 9:36 p.m.
- Coast Guard - The Coast Guard has implemented two safety zones. The offshore zone is for the Gulf waters off Pensacola Beach from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The inshore zone is from Sharp Point to Deer Point and includes Little Sabine from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Vessel traffic is reminded to maintain slow speeds in this area.
- For the two hours following the air show, Little Sabine will be outbound traffic only. Any vessel needing entrance to Little Sabine at this time should contact the Coast Guard on Channel 16.
- Boom Safety Zone - Coast Guard has established a 20-meter safety zone around all protective boom. This safety zone is intended to protect installation and maintenance of oil containment boom, response equipment and protection of the environment by limiting access to and through deployed boom. If the vessel operators cannot abide by the 20-meter rule, they are required to be cautious and travel at safe speeds and a safe distance from the protective boom. Violations can result in a civil penalty of up to a $40,000 fine and willful violations may result in a class D felony.
- Health and Safety Information -
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