METAR Information for KPFN (PFN) in PANAMA CITY-BAY CTY INTERNATIONAL , FL, United States

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Registered Location

Latitude: 30° 12' 43" N (deg min sec), 30.2121° (decimal), 3012.72N (LORAN)
Longitude: 85° 40' 58" W (deg min sec), -85.6828° (decimal), 08540.97W (LORAN)
Elevation: 6 metres (20 feet) -- validated against 5 metres (16 feet) from SRTM 1 arc-second: Contiguous U.S.
Location: PANAMA CITY-BAY CTY INTERNATIONAL , FL, United States
County: Bay, FL
County warning area: TAE
Airport diagram: PDF from FAA
Automated weather phone (ASOS): 850-872-0385
Observing program(s): LAND SURFACE ASOS ASOS-FAA

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'KPFN' marker) will display the latitude/longitude of that point.

If the displayed location (or elevation) of the weather observing location is incorrect, please drag the marker to the right location (or click in the right location), and then send the updated information. Please note that we are trying to spot either the Stevenson Screen (or equivalent) or the location where the barometric readings are taken.

The location information for this site was gathered from 11 data sources. The source which most closely matches the consensus is chosen. Many of these sources only report the location to the nearest minute (or hundredth of degree). This can lead to the marker being placed noticeably incorrectly. Please see Discussion of Location Errors for more information. Show location history.

The station (or view from the station) is shown here. You can choose the view direction to see the surroundings. Other information (and somewhat larger images) can be found by clicking on the picture.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs.

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

You can also subscribe to an RSS feed to tell you when new stations come online in this area. Choose either within 100 miles or 250 miles . For stations in your County Warning Area: TAE .

SiteDistanceLocation
N1HQ1.3 milesSoutheast Panama City, FL US (lat 30.1955°, long -85.6742°, altitude 5 metres) (data present)
KNBV5.0 milesSouthwest Panama City Coastal Systems Station, FL, United States of America (lat 30.1741°, long -85.7533°, altitude 3 metres)
CW87715.9 milesSouthwest Panama City Beach, FL US (lat 30.1612°, long -85.7625°, altitude 10 metres) (data present)
DW67486.2 milesSouthwest Panama City Beach, FL US (lat 30.1557°, long -85.7625°, altitude 4 metres) (data present)
AN7316.6 milesSouthwest St. Andrews Park, FL, United States of America (lat 30.1289°, long -85.7381°, altitude 1 metres) (data present)
AC4QB8.1 milesNortheast Southport, FL US (lat 30.3133°, long -85.6141°, altitude 2 metres) (data present)
N4JTC8.4 milesSoutheast Panama City, FL US (lat 30.1235°, long -85.5863°, altitude 4 metres) (data present)
DW51358.7 milesNortheast Bayou George, FL US (lat 30.2990°, long -85.5780°, altitude 4 metres)
KPAM11.8 milesSoutheast Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, United States (lat 30.0696°, long -85.5754°, altitude 5 metres) (data present)
KECP12.1 milesNorthwest Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, FL, United States (lat 30.3582°, long -85.7956°, altitude 21 metres) (data present)

The sites marked above thus did not report continuously during the analysis period, so the offsets may (probably will) not be accurate.

Location Formats

The location is shown in three different formats. Each of these is used in some software, and is shown on some websites.

Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)

Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)

LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer

Resources

CWOP Home: This describes the whole CWOP program and has a large amount of useful information.

CWOP Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.

WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.

Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.

Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.


Overall website comments, problems etc to Philip Gladstone
Page layout last modified Wednesday, 08 February 2012
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