Tag: surf report

Beach Conditions Improve

Since the oil spill interest has waned, we’ve been overwhelmed by interest in knowing what the beaches are like.  What is the algae situation like?  Is there any June Grass?  Is it bad?  Is the surf up?  These seem to resound continually on our Facebook page, so we’re responding by shooting some quick video every week to show you.

This week we’re at the city pier across from Pier Park.  If it seems like we’re here a lot, it’s because we are.  Our office is on the west end, I live out here, so the beach out here is very accessible.

The beach conditions weren’t bad this week, the algae was hardly present, but you could see indication of June Grass some distance out.  Here’s the video.

New Weather Updates Coming to pcbdaily.com

Greetings from the new Weather Girl.  Starting today, I will be writing weather updates for pcbdaily.  Although I am not a meterologist, forecaster, or scientist, I love learning about the weather.  Since moving to Panama City Beach I have become very interested in tropical systems.  I spend a great deal of my time tracking storms and researching data.  I also have the Weather Channel on so much that my family makes fun of me.  So, I guess what I’m trying to say is that everyone is hereby put on notice that I am just an uneducated weather geek, so any future postings by me should not be considered an official weather forecast.

My goal is to summarize and combine a lot of the information that is out there.  I have a routine of gathering data from several different websites and I wish it were all in one place.  When reporting on systems I will try to provide information from  the National Hurricane Center, NOAA, Navy Weather Sites, the National Weather Service, and other prominent weather agencies.  The format will change depending on the circumstances and what information is available.

If anyone out there has suggestions or would like to see information from certain sources please let me know.  There is so much data available and it is hard to figure out what is most important.  I encourage those with knowledge on the subject to contribute to, or correct, anything I write.

Thank you,

Christina Durta