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Station and river observations

METAR/SPECI uses the existing AviationWeather.gov bulk cache over the lower 48 and its margin. NWPS retains only gauges in the existing action-stage-or-above observed list; forecast-only gauges can have no observation. Absence never establishes zero wind, low water, or safe conditions.

Water-level gauge CARF1

current · Observed 11.33 ft at 2026-10-17 12:00:00 UTC · Action stage.

River gauge · Caryville (US 90) · Choctawhatchee River · -85.827778, 30.775556. Units ft; datum not supplied.

Source checked 2026-10-17 13:45:05.713Z · current.

Stage in this gauge’s units, not a regional flood depth. Tide/lake gauges remain water levels; datum is not supplied by this feed. Historical observations and the latest forecast keep separate times.

Retained observations: 9; target 24 hours, at most 96 reports per station. Recording began 2026-10-17 06:15:05.234Z; oldest available reading 2026-10-17 04:00:00 UTC.

Observed stage and separate NWS forecast at CARF1 (ft)Dots are retained observations. Lines break for missing fields, long intervals or changed station location or units. 0 recorded discontinuities. Dashed lines, when present, are the separately issued NWS forecast.12.710.3ft10-17 04:00Z10-17 12:00Z2026-10-17 04:00:00 UTC · 11.66 ft2026-10-17 05:00:00 UTC · 11.62 ft2026-10-17 06:00:00 UTC · 11.58 ft2026-10-17 07:00:00 UTC · 11.54 ft2026-10-17 08:00:00 UTC · 11.5 ft2026-10-17 09:00:00 UTC · 11.47 ft2026-10-17 10:00:00 UTC · 11.42 ft2026-10-17 11:00:00 UTC · 11.37 ft2026-10-17 12:00:00 UTC · 11.33 ft
Observed stage and separate NWS forecast · 9 retained observations; 0 discontinuities. Lines join reported values only; missing intervals are not interpolated.

NWS forecast · current

Highest listed forecast: 10.8 ft at 2026-10-17 18:00:00 UTC; issued 2026-10-17 01:19:00 UTC. Action stage.

Impacts and the full forecast are read for gauges in flood; this one is at action stage.

Gauge thresholds: action 10 ft; minor 14 ft; moderate 16 ft; major 20 ft.

Observed reports as a table (9)
Observed (UTC)Stage / unitsSource category / water
2026-10-17 04:00:00 UTC11.66 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 05:00:00 UTC11.62 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 06:00:00 UTC11.58 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 07:00:00 UTC11.54 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 08:00:00 UTC11.5 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 09:00:00 UTC11.47 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 10:00:00 UTC11.42 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 11:00:00 UTC11.37 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 12:00:00 UTC11.33 ftAction stage · River gauge
Capture times, quality and provenance

Each report keeps its observation time, first capture of this version, and the SHA-256 of the source bulk body. Corrections at the same observation time replace that point and are marked; unrelated bulk-file changes do not freshen a report.

  • Observed 2026-10-17 04:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 06:15:05.234Z; source body SHA-256 59def4ab364727656cb6987939ba27a3a22ae792b74344565dc73a5086b5ca2b.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 05:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 06:25:04.966Z; source body SHA-256 a55d6ab71db55a2ee8a268331c449d3fbde4abd1e4608ff87b0cd2cbc8b1e784.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 06:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 07:25:05.694Z; source body SHA-256 192576bd8ef9fd4b46c5bad0ab08cbe3f965bb0d8d07d80380e66ed2331749bd.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 07:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 08:25:04.581Z; source body SHA-256 608146df439df6605f743df87dc6a9ef7de4b31142f1c3b38ab76306641f4590.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 08:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 09:25:05.138Z; source body SHA-256 37602d700c20a8e6d2579725b16a68a2439c91437f32f2cf89853986f7e530f7.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 09:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 10:25:07.123Z; source body SHA-256 503ac40ded76b5d404f4e3d833c8e73f53a40cf19d40759af09f6b4a1fbabb51.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 10:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 11:25:04.901Z; source body SHA-256 163463820a36b1abc4d5789e0f373a81bced123923cfa23c52a385057cb95ced.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 11:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 12:25:04.706Z; source body SHA-256 e6451c9a3a59d9e26df764245e2ab65eaed6e9262d10ee305059ef67ae0855ab.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 12:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 13:05:04.104Z; source body SHA-256 6f8b52d21365c0f9f044e4e3ae971491df1ce4fa49db8e1ee85c9b218a50104d.

Only observed gauge records enter this history. Forecast maxima and forecast hydrograph points never become observations. A missing datum or unsupported flow value remains unknown.

Observation source page · Cached readings as JSON · Official source

Gauges in the latest cached source

106 total · source current; checked . Showing 6 on page 2. 1 gauges have suspect readings set aside.

Source status · Storm Mode