Official sources
Weather forecasts and alerts come from the National Weather Service. Tide predictions and water observations come from NOAA Tides and Currents stations. Tropical products come from the National Hurricane Center. FAA NAS Status is linked for operational verification but is not automatically ingested in V29.
Update schedules and caching
The collector runs server-side, caches successful responses and publishes only validated normalized data. Weather becomes stale after 90 minutes, water observations after 12 hours, and alerts expire according to their official expiration time. A failed source is isolated from the other categories.
Geographic mapping
Clearwater Beach uses NOAA station 8726724. Miami Beach uses station 8723170. Port pilots identify their specific NOAA station. A station represents its named location and is not presented as an exact measurement for a distant beach.
Limits and corrections
No beach flags, TSA waits, airport delays, cruise delays, fish activity or local storm impact are invented. Visitors should follow posted flags, lifeguards, airlines, airports, ports, cruise lines and emergency officials. Corrections can be reported through the network contact page.
Editorial independence and affiliates
Dynamic data refreshes do not change editorial review dates. Planning links and affiliate recommendations appear after useful information and do not influence official data summaries. The network may earn a commission from clearly disclosed affiliate links.