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Station HCEF1 - Highway Creek, FL Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station HCEF1

Owned and maintained by Everglades National Park
Water Quality Station
25.254 N 80.444 W (25°15'15" N 80°26'39" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 1.5 m below MLLW

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Station HCEF1

Conditions at HCEF1 as of
(4:00 am EDT)
0800 GMT on 09/21/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 89.8 °F
5-day plot - Salinity Salinity (SAL): 19.88 psu
5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW) Tide (above MLLW) (TIDE): 0.24 ft
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2026-09-21 03:00 am---------- 89.8- 21.00- 0.25
2026-09-21 02:00 am---------- 89.4- 18.96- 0.24
2026-09-21 01:00 am---------- 89.2- 16.93- 0.24
2026-09-21 12:00 am---------- 89.1- 16.18- 0.24
2026-09-20 11:00 pm---------- 88.7- 15.28- 0.22
2026-09-20 05:00 pm---------- 91.6- 21.33- 0.16
2026-09-20 04:00 pm---------- 91.0- 20.34- 0.17
2026-09-20 03:00 pm---------- 90.7- 20.40- 0.17
2026-09-20 02:00 pm---------- 89.8- 18.67- 0.17
2026-09-20 01:00 pm---------- 88.0- 19.59- 0.18
2026-09-20 12:00 pm---------- 87.6--- 0.19
2026-09-20 11:00 am---------- 87.1--- 0.19
2026-09-20 10:00 am---------- 87.4--- 0.19
2026-09-20 09:00 am---------- 86.9--- 0.18
2026-09-20 08:00 am---------- 86.9--- 0.16
2026-09-20 07:00 am---------- 87.3--- 0.15
2026-09-20 06:00 am---------- 87.3--- 0.14
2026-09-20 05:00 am---------- 87.4--- 0.13
Ocean Conditions at HCEF1 as of
(4:00 am EDT)
0800 GMT on 09/21/2026:

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Depth (DEPTH): 4.9 ft
5-day plot - Ocean Temperature Ocean Temperature (OTMP):89.69 °F
5-day plot - Salinity Salinity (SAL):19.88 psu
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 DEPTH
ft		 5-day plot - Ocean Temperature
OTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Conductivity
COND
mS/cm		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Oxygen Saturation
O2%
%		 5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration
O2PPM
ppm		 5-day plot - Chlorophyll
CLCON
ug/l		 5-day plot - Turbidity
TURB
FTU		 5-day plot - pH
PH
 		 5-day plot - Eh
EH
mV
2026-09-21 03:00 am 4.989.80-21.00------
2026-09-21 02:00 am 4.989.33-18.96------
2026-09-21 01:00 am 4.989.20-16.93------
2026-09-21 12:00 am 4.989.11-16.18------
2026-09-20 11:00 pm 4.988.77-15.28------
2026-09-20 05:00 pm 4.991.54-21.33------
2026-09-20 04:00 pm 4.990.95-20.34------
2026-09-20 03:00 pm 4.990.66-20.40------
2026-09-20 02:00 pm 4.989.78-18.67------
2026-09-20 01:00 pm 4.987.89-19.59------
Rainfall at HCEF1 as of
(4:00 am EDT)
0800 GMT on 09/21/2026:
     

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* indicates interpolated rain values

Previous observations
5-day plot - Hourly Rain Accmulation -------- Ten-minute Rain Rates (Centered at hour + minutes) ---------
   TIME
(EDT)		   Hourly Accum
inches		 0
inches/hour		 10
inches/hour		 20
inches/hour		 30
inches/hour		 40
inches/hour		 50
inches/hour
2026-09-21 04:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-21 03:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-21 02:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-21 01:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-21 12:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 11:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 05:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 04:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 03:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 02:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 01:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 12:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 11:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 10:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 09:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 08:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 07:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 06:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
2026-09-20 05:00 am0.00- - - - - -