For frequencies and codes used by agencies in the Gainesville/Alachua Co. area, please visit the -- Northern Fla. Area Scannist's Page.

Travelling? Visit my Scanner & RADAR-Detector Laws Page for a list of states which have laws restricting the use of either. My site has the actual TEXT of the laws, not just a list. Even includes the laws for a few other countries, too.

See also: Hurricane-related Information
See also: Imaging & Forecast Sites
See also: Severe Weather-related Sites
See also: Storm Spotting/Chasing Sites

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INDEX:

1. Current Conditions
2. Forecasts
3. Images
4. Radar
5. Real-time Lightning Data
6. Other Reports/Data
7. Watches/Warnings
8. Local Area Emergency Services
9. Local Area Radio Frequency Scanning Info
10. National Weather Service
11. TV News Station Weather Pages
12. Local Weather Photography

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1. Current Conditions:
   • Current Conditions for Gainesville, FL - FSU - *experimental* and so rarely updated but we'll list it in the essence of completeness
   • Current Weather Conditions at Gainesville - WeatherNet - THIS one WORKS!
   • Current State Weather Roundup - WeatherNet
2. Forecasts:
   • Florida Fire Weather Forecast Information - (Florida Forest Protection Bureau)
   • Florida State Area Forecasts - IWIN
   • Florida Zone North Forecast - WeatherNet - (Seems to have moved.)
   • Florida Zone South Forecast - WeatherNet - including ALACHUA COUNTY area - (Seems to have moved.)
   • Gainesville, Florida Forecast - The Weather Underground - (Seems to have moved.)
   • Other Florida Forecasts - OSU Atmos. Services Prog.
   • Short Term Forecast For Jacksonville Area - (includes Gainesville)
3. Images:
   • Current Satellite Images from WTVT Weather Center - WTVT-TV Ch. 13 Tampa/St. Pete, Fla.
   • Latest Florida GOES-8 View - Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA-GSFC - updated approx. every half hour
     • earlier views
     • other types of Florida views (IR, VIS, etc.)
   • Latest IR image of Western Atlantic (large) - OSASP
   • Tower Camera Views of Florida:
     • Univ. of Fla. WebCam - Turlington Plaza
     • Live Suntrust Camera Page [IMAGE] - WCPX-TV Ch. 6 Orlando - Located high above Orlando atop the Suntrust Building - updated every 5 minutes
     • Skytower Weather Images - WTVT-TV Ch. 13 Tampa/St. Pete, Fla.
       • 24-hour Skytower Netcam
         [download latest image]
     • St. Petersburg Netcam Home Page - WTVT-TV Ch. 13 Tampa/St. Pete, Fla.
       • 24-hour St. Petersburg Netcam
         [download latest image]
     • WTOC-TV Sky Cam Page - WTOC-TV Savannah, Ga. - located 274 feet up on broadcast tower studio tower in Chatham county and provides full panoramic view of county with tilt and zoom ability
     • WTMI 93.1 FM CocoCam - view of South Fla. (Miami) updated every 60 seconds
4. Radar:
   • Florida Doppler RADAR Page [IMAGE] - Florida Forecast
   • Jacksonville Radar image - NBC NEWS INTELLICAST - radar image of Florida
   • Jacksonville Regional Radar Summary - NBC NEWS INTELLICAST - includes directional arrows showing direction of storm cell movement (in knots) and indicates tops stronger cells (in hundreds of feet)
   • Jacksonville Area NEXRAD Radar NBC NEWS INTELLICAST- Covers area of North Central Florida, excluding the panhandle.
   • Latest Florida Doppler RADAR Image (GIF) - WFLA-TV Newschannel 8/Tampa - Updated every 5 minutes! In cases of severe weather local to Tampa area, images may zoom in on that area, thus excluding the North Central Florida area.
   • Latest Florida Doppler RADAR movie (GIF) - WFLA-TV Newschannel 8/Tampa - Updated every 5 minutes! - A multi-GIF movie. In cases of severe weather local to Tampa area, images may zoom in on that area, thus excluding the North Central Florida area.
   • Skytower RADAR [IMAGE] - WTVT-TV Ch. 13 Tampa/St. Pete, Fla.
   • Sky Track RADAR [IMAGE] - WTVT-TV Ch. 13 Tampa/St. Pete, Fla.
5. Lightning Data:
   • U.S. - Continental Area Image (updated hourly)
   • U.S. - Southern/Southeast Area Image (updated hourly)
   • Florida - Centered on Tampa - 300-mile radius (real-time, continuously updated)
6. Other Reports/Data:
   • Area Weather [map]
   • Florida Surface Reports - Data/ASCII maps
   • Florida Weather - WeatherNet - state weather reports, graphics, current conditions, forecasts & warnings for Fla. cities, warnings for bordering states
   • All Reports - Sorted - Univ. of N.C.-Charlotte
7. Watches/Warnings:
   • Current Florida Severe Weather Watches/Warnings (NWS) - IWIN - [TEXT]
   • Current NWS Southern Region Weather Watches - [IMAGE/GIF] - EarthWatch.Com - if the above TEXT isn't current, this graphical image always is. Download this for a graphical representation of all the current watch boxes in the U.S.
   • Map of U.S. Advisories/Watches/Warnings - StormWatch
   • Risk of Severe Storms Map - StormWatch
   • NEXRAD Radar Coded Message - Cloud Tops, Convective Sigmets, and Outlooks - IWIN
8. Local Area Emergency Services Web Pages:
   • Alachua Co. Fire & Rescue - Jim Carr/KC4MHH, ACFR Reserves
   • Alachua Co. Office of Emergency Management (ACOEM)
     • Alachua County Storm Track Page
     • Severe Weather Page
     • Tropical Weather and it's Effects on Alachua Co.
   • Alachua Co. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) - ACOEM
   • Alachua Co. Sheriffs Office - ACSO
   • Gainesville Regional Utilities - GRU
   • North Fla. Amateur Radio Emergency Service (NFARES) Page
   • Suwannee District Amateur Radio Emergency Svc. (ARES) Page - Gainesville Amateur Radio Soc. (GARS)
9. Local Area Radio Frequency Scanning Information - Todd Sherman/KB4MHH - local area enthusiasts who wish to catch the local action on thier scanners should stop by here for references to all frequencies, codes, departments (and even links to thier web pages, if avail.), etc.
10. NWS Southern Region Page
    • NWS-Jax Homepage
    • NWS Jacksonville (JAX) County Warning Area (CWA) Page - includes Jacksonville, Gainesville
    • Severe Weather Report Form
    • NWS-Jax SKYWARN Page
11. Florida Area TV/Radio News Station Weather Pages:
    • WCJB Channel 20 - Gainesville, Fla. - WCJB-TV Ch. 20
      • The Weather Center
    • WCPX-TV Channel 6 - Orlando, Fla. - WCPX-TV/Orlando
      • Weather Page
    • WFLA Newschannel 8 - Tampa, Fla. - WFLA-TV Ch. 8
      • Storm Team Weather
    • WJXT Channel 4 - Jacksonville, Fla. - WJXT-TV Ch. 4
      • Eyewitness Weather Page
      • Eyewitness News Towercam
    • WTOC-TV - Savannah, Ga. - WTOC-TV Savannah
      • Weather Page
    • WTMI 98.3 FM - Miami, Fla.
    • WTVT Channel 13 - Tampa/St. Pete, Fla. - WTVT-TV Ch. 13
      • Eyewitness Weather Services Page
12. Local Area Weather Photography:
    • Some Local Severe Weather Photography - Todd Sherman/KB4MHH

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