March Cruising Weather in the Gulf & Caribbean

SAFETY/PENSACOLA – MOBILE/ATON/SEC MOB BNM 0236-26

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PENSACOLA – MOBILE DAYBEACON 129 (LLNR 33880) AID IS MISSING DAYBOARDS. MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION.
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0: llnr: 33880 District: 08 lat/lon: 30.283702,-87.855607 Desc: Pensacola-Mobile Daybeacon 129

WW: blat (30.28419) , blon (-87.85561) , bWWid (104) , bMM (144.8) , bDOffWW (0.0) , bAbbrev (GIWW-East) , bWWName (Gulf Intercoastal Waterway – East.gpx)

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Jun 20, 2026by: Curtis Hoff No Comments 28.4749,-96.39229999

LNM: Off GIWW-West MM:471.0, Matagorda Ship Channel Light 28 Extinguished

SAFETY/TX – MATAGORDA /ATON/SEC SCC BNM 0216-26

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MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL LIGTH 28 (LLNR: 27240) REPORTED EXTINGUISHED. ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION.
CANCEL AT//011200Z JUL 26//

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0: llnr: 27240 District: 08 lat/lon: 28.474882,-96.39221 Desc: Matagorda Ship Channel Light 28

WW: blat (28.46561) , blon (-96.37818) , bWWid (103) , bMM (471.0) , bDOffWW (1.1) , bAbbrev (GIWW-West) , bWWName (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway – West.gpx)

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Jun 16, 2026by: Curtis Hoff No Comments 30.1888,-89.28739999

LNM: GIWW-East MM:55.0, Marianne Channel Daybeacon 25 Destroyed

UPDATE/DOG KEYS PASS TO WAVELAND/ATON/SEC MOB BNM 0234-26 UPDATE-1

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MS – DOG KEYS PASS TO WAVELAND
1. MARIANNE CHANNEL DAYBEACON 25 (LLNR 34495) AID FOUND DESTROYED W/O WRECKAGE ONSCENE. MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION.

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0: llnr: 34495 District: 08 lat/lon: 30.188820,-89.287265 Desc: Marianne Channel Daybeacon 25

WW: blat (30.18973) , blon (-89.28780) , bWWid (104) , bMM (55.0) , bDOffWW (0.1) , bAbbrev (GIWW-East) , bWWName (Gulf Intercoastal Waterway – East.gpx)

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Jun 16, 2026by: Curtis Hoff No Comments 30.1888,-89.28739999

LNM: GIWW-East MM:55.0, Marianne Channel Daybeacon 25 Destroyed

SAFETY/DOG KEYS PASS TO WAVELAND/ATON/SEC MOB BNM 0234-26

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MS – DOG KEYS PASS TO WAVELAND
1. MARIANNE CHANNEL DAYBEACON (LLNR 34495) AID FOUND DESTROYED W/O WRECKAGE ONSCENE. MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION.
CANCEL AT//300600Z JUN 26//

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0: llnr: 34495 District: 08 lat/lon: 30.188820,-89.287265 Desc: Marianne Channel Daybeacon 25

WW: blat (30.18973) , blon (-89.28780) , bWWid (104) , bMM (55.0) , bDOffWW (0.1) , bAbbrev (GIWW-East) , bWWName (Gulf Intercoastal Waterway – East.gpx)

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Jun 15, 2026by: Curtis Hoff No Comments 30.3,-87.62519999

LNM: GIWW-East MM:159.1, Pensacola-Mobile Buoy 95A Offstation

SAFETY/AL – SANTA ROSA SOUND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND/ATON/SEC MOB BNM 0233-26

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1. PENSACOLA-MOBILE BUOY 95A (LLNR 33725). AID IS OFFSTATION. ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION.
CANCEL AT//290600Z JUN 26//

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0: llnr: 33725 District: 08 lat/lon: 30.300004,-87.625072 Desc: Pensacola-Mobile Buoy 95A

WW: blat (30.29997) , blon (-87.62505) , bWWid (104) , bMM (159.1) , bDOffWW (0.0) , bAbbrev (GIWW-East) , bWWName (Gulf Intercoastal Waterway – East.gpx)

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Jun 15, 2026by: Curtis Hoff No Comments 30.3474,-88.789999

LNM: Off GIWW-East MM:87.3, Biloxi East Channel Daybeacon 11 Set TRUB

UPDATE/DOG KEYS PASS TO WAVELAND/ATON/SEC MOB BNM 0231-26 UPDATE-1

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1. BILOXI EAST CHANNEL DAYBEACON 11 (LLNR 8750). SET TRUB ON AP. LW. ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION.
CANCEL AT//290600Z JUN 26//

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0: llnr: 8750 District: 08 lat/lon: 30.347448,-88.779976 Desc: Biloxi East Channel Daybeacon 11

WW: blat (30.28724) , blon (-88.77822) , bWWid (104) , bMM (87.3) , bDOffWW (4.2) , bAbbrev (GIWW-East) , bWWName (Gulf Intercoastal Waterway – East.gpx)

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May 31, 2026by: Curtis Hoff No Comments 30.3422,-89.35189999

LNM: Off GIWW-East, Jourdan River Channel Daybeacon 9 Missing

SAFETY/JOURDAN RIVER CHANNEL/ATON/SEC MOB BNM 0215-26

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MS – DOG KEYS PASS TO WAVELAND – JOURDAN RIVER CHANNEL
1. DAYBEACON 9 (LLNR 10295) AID REPORTED MISSING.
MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRANSITING THE AREA.
CANCEL AT//140600Z JUN 26//

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0: llnr: 10295 District: 08 lat/lon: 30.342173,-89.351787 Desc: Jourdan River Channel Daybeacon 9

WW: blat (30.20097) , blon (-89.26870) , bWWid (104) , bMM (56.4) , bDOffWW (10.9) , bAbbrev (GIWW-East) , bWWName (Gulf Intercoastal Waterway – East.gpx)

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May 31, 2026by: Curtis Hoff No Comments 30.3055,-87.48039999

LNM: GIWW-East MM:168.5, Pensacola-Mobile Daybeacon 51 Offstation

SAFETY/SANTA ROSA SOUND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND/ATON/SEC MOB BNM 0214-26

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1. PENSACOLA-MOBILE DAYBEACON 51 (LLNR 33475) AID REPORTED OFFSTATION AND IN THE CHANNEL. ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION.
CANCEL AT//130600Z JUN 26//

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0: llnr: 33475 District: 08 lat/lon: 30.305484,-87.480264 Desc: Pensacola-Mobile Daybeacon 51

WW: blat (30.30571) , blon (-87.48029) , bWWid (104) , bMM (168.5) , bDOffWW (0.0) , bAbbrev (GIWW-East) , bWWName (Gulf Intercoastal Waterway – East.gpx)

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May 21, 2026by: Curtis Hoff No Comments 30.1936,-85.6839999

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TowBoatUS Expands into Panama City, Strengthening Assistance for Recreational Boaters

Capt. Daimin Barth adds fourth TowBoatUS port to ownership portfolio along Florida’s Panhandle

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. – May 20, 2026 – TowBoatUS, North America’s largest network of on-water towing ports, announced today that U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain Daimin Barth has opened his fourth TowBoatUS port, TowBoatUS Panama City, continuing the brand’s growth to service it’s more than 152,000 BoatUS members across the state of Florida.

Located in the heart of Panama City Beach, the port offers 24/7 on-water support to recreational boaters, including towing, fuel delivery, battery jumps, and soft ungroundings. Long-distance towing services beyond service areas listed on BoatU.S. member service locator may be available based upon conditions and availability. Separate from serving BoatUS Towing Members, the port also offers salvage, repairs, and prop disentanglement.

“As a captain-turned-port owner, I take pride in building on my experience responding to distressed boaters and know firsthand how fast response times can make all the difference,” said Barth. “With three existing locations across the Florida panhandle, we’ve strategically extended our reach geographically to better allow us to cover the region and respond to members quickly and when they need us most.”

The port will operate four TowBoatUS red response vessels crewed by U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captains, who are ready to respond to service calls. Vessels are strategically stationed at Sun Harbor Marina, Treasure Island Marina, a private dock in Parker, and on a trailer to service Deer Point Lake as well as other landlocked bodies of water. This distributed coverage allows the team to efficiently serve the entire Panama City Beach and Panama City area, reducing response times and ensuring help is always close by. The fleet ranges from 24 to 33 feet, enabling effective service in both shallow and deep-water conditions.

Much like an auto club for recreational boat owners, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) offers on-water towing memberships for $215/year for saltwater. In addition to a BoatUS Towing Membership, members also receive more than 25 valuable BoatUS benefits including a subscription to award-winning BoatUS Magazine, free DSC-VHF radio registration and more.

To request on-water assistance, boaters can call the BoatUS toll-free 24/7 Dispatch Center at 800-391-4869, download the free BoatUS App, which connects boaters to the closest local towing captain, call TowBoatUS Panama City directly at (850) 697-8909, or hail on VHF radio Ch. 16.

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Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is the nation’s leading advocacy, services and safety group for recreational boaters. We provide more than 740,000 members with a wide array of helpful services, including 24-hour on-water towing that gets boaters safely home when their boat won’t, as well as jump-starts, fuel delivery, and soft ungroundings. The TowBoatUS towing fleet is North America’s largest network of towing ports with more than 330 locations and over 630 red towboats, responding to more than 110,000 requests for assistance each year. To learn more about becoming a TowBoatUS member, visit BoatUS.com/Towing, and to find a TowBoatUS location closest to you, visit BoatUS.com/ServiceLocator.

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March Cruising Weather in the Gulf & Caribbean – Fred Pickhardt

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March is one of the most popular months for cruising the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean—and for good reason. It sits right at the sweet spot between winter cold fronts and the start of the wetter summer pattern. For cruisers, that means comfortable temperatures, manageable seas, and very low risk of tropical weather…

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Severe Weather Risk For Southeast Update – Fred Pickhardt

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Severe Weather Risk For Southeast Update

Risk for Strong Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes

Feb 15

There is a risk for severe weather across the Southeast through Sunday due to severe thunderstorms with potentially damaging gusty winds and a few possible tornadoes, particularly across northern Florida and Georgia, including the adjacent coastal waters.

There is a 5 to 15% risk for wind gusts in thunderstorms to exceed 50 knots producing Hazardous sea conditions over the coastal waters of parts of Florida and Georgia.

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Storm Update: Marine Severe Weather Risk

Wind Gusts to over 50 knots Saturday and Sunday

Feb 14

A strong storm system is making its way across the South and East, bringing a threat of severe weather and localized flooding through Monday morning. For Saturday and Sunday, February 14-15th, the Storm Prediction Center indicates a 5-15% risk of severe thunderstorms capable of producing wind gusts of 50 knots or higher for the adjacent marine areas of the Gulf and portions of the coastal waters of Georgia and northern Florida.

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Severe Weather Threat to West-Central Gulf Coastal Waters

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Severe weather is expected to impact the Southern U.S. from Saturday, February 14 (Valentine’s Day) into early Sunday morning. A potent storm system moving from the Southern Plains toward the Mississippi Valley will trigger multiple hazards across the region.

There will be at least a 15% probability of damaging thunderstorm winds or wind gusts of 50 knots or higher in the coastal waters of northeastern Texas to the coast of central Louisiana.

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Major East Coast Storm Update: Powerful Winter Storm Likely – Fred Pickhardt

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