Primary sources
Sources may include the National Weather Service, NOAA, Florida Department of Health, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, USGS, Open-Meteo, local governments, parks, and other responsible authorities.
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Sources and Attribution
Go Ask Sunny combines information from government, scientific, local, and other approved sources and identifies source and update information alongside published conditions.
How the information is assembled
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Attribution
Government information is attributed to its issuing agency where appropriate. Attribution does not imply that any agency endorses Go Ask Sunny or its recommendations.
Third-party material
Third-party names, marks, data, maps, photographs, and other material remain the property of their respective owners and are used only as permitted by applicable terms or licenses.
Timing
Issued, observed, and retrieval times describe different events. Go Ask Sunny keeps them distinct rather than presenting a single ambiguous last-updated time.
Official instructions always control.
These standards support informed decisions but never replace lifeguards, posted flags, closures, emergency officials, or responsible authorities.