Editing Fort Pierce, Florida (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Fort Pierce beach looking north at Jetty Park.jpeg|thumb|right|Beach in Fort Pierce]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 29.84&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup> (77.29&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 23.79&nbsp;square miles (61.62&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 6.05&nbsp;square miles (15.67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (20%) is water.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Gazetteer |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt |website=census.gov |access-date=6 February 2025 |date=2020}}</ref>

===Environment===
====Shore Protection project====
According to the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]], The Fort Pierce Beach Shore Protection project includes {{convert|1.3|mi}} of shore-line running from immediately south of the [[Fort Pierce Inlet]] southward to Surfside Park. The project is on a two-year renourishment cycle due to impacts to the beach from the federal navigation project at Fort Pierce Inlet. This two-year renourishment cycle is a much shorter renourishment interval than what is typical for other projects along the east coast of Florida.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- Congressional Fact Sheet -- Fort Pierce Beach FL, Shore Protection Project|url=https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Portals/44/docs/CongressionalFS/2015/Fort_Pierce_Beach_F_Shore_Protection_%28C%29_CFS15.pdf}}</ref>

The initial construction of the project occurred in 1971, and the ninth nourishment was completed in May 2013. Completion of plans and specifications, advertisement and award for the 10th renourishment contract were completed in FY 2014. The project was scheduled to start mid-February 2015. [[Sand]] for the project is dredged from an approved offshore borrow area known as the Capron Shoal and then pumped via a pipeline onto the {{convert|1.3|mi}} of beach south of the Fort Pierce Inlet. The sponsor, [[St. Lucie County]], is preparing a General Reevaluation Report (GRR) for the project at their own expense that will evaluate extending Federal participation for an additional 50 years. Current Federal participation expires in 2020.<ref name="auto"/>

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates the total cost of the project to be $75.9 million, with an estimated [[U.S. Federal Government]] share of $46.4 million. No funding for the project was requested by the [[U.S. President]] from the [[U.S. Congress]] in Fiscal Year 2016.<ref name="auto"/>

====Ecology====
The [[Experimental Oculina Research Reserve]] preserves the Oculina Banks, a reef of [[Ivory Bush Coral|ivory bush coral]] (''Oculina varicosa'') off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida. In 1984, a 92 [[square nautical mile|square-nautical-mile]] (316&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) portion of these reefs was designated the "Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern". In 1994, the area was closed to all manner of bottom fishing and was redesignated as a research reserve. In 2000, the [[Marine Protected Area|marine protected area]] was expanded to 300 square nautical miles (1,030&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) and prohibited all gears that caused mechanical disruption to the habitat. The city is also known for its large manatee population.

====Marina====
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[[File:Fort Pierce Marina.jpg|thumb|Fort Pierce Marina]]
Due to the devastation caused at the Fort Pierce City Marina by hurricanes [[Hurricane Frances|Frances]] and [[Hurricane Jeanne|Jeanne]] in 2004, FEMA mandated a plan to ensure that the rebuilt facility would be protected from future such events before FEMA would release funding for the repairs. Starting in 2012, construction began to create 12 artificial barrier islands including oyster beds, lime rock [[artificial reef]]s, mangrove fringes and coastal dune. The "core" of the islands was constructed of TITANTubes, sometimes referred to as [[geotextile tube]]s or geotubes, manufactured by Flint Industries and covered by a coastal marine mattress and then armor stone. The project was completed in 2013 after six years of planning, permitting and construction and a cost of $18 million.

===Climate===
Fort Pierce is located in the broad transition zone between a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Cfa]]), which dominates [[Central Florida]], and within the northern extent of the [[tropical climate]] typical of [[South Florida]].
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|location = Fort Pierce, Florida ([[Treasure Coast International Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present
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|Jan avg record high F = 84.4
|Feb avg record high F = 86.4
|Mar avg record high F = 89.4
|Apr avg record high F = 91.0
|May avg record high F = 93.4
|Jun avg record high F = 94.9
|Jul avg record high F = 95.7
|Aug avg record high F = 95.0
|Sep avg record high F = 93.3
|Oct avg record high F = 90.9
|Nov avg record high F = 87.0
|Dec avg record high F = 84.7
|year avg record high F = 97.0

| Jan high F = 73.4
| Feb high F = 75.7
| Mar high F = 78.3
| Apr high F = 81.9
| May high F = 85.6
| Jun high F = 88.5
| Jul high F = 90.3
| Aug high F = 90.2
| Sep high F = 88.1
| Oct high F = 84.2
| Nov high F = 79.2
| Dec high F = 75.4
|year high F = 82.6
|Jan mean F = 62.3
|Feb mean F = 64.8
|Mar mean F = 67.4
|Apr mean F = 71.5
|May mean F = 76.2
|Jun mean F = 79.9
|Jul mean F = 81.4
|Aug mean F = 81.6
|Sep mean F = 80.3
|Oct mean F = 76.4
|Nov mean F = 69.9
|Dec mean F = 65.5
|year mean F = 73.1
| Jan low F = 51.2
| Feb low F = 53.9
| Mar low F = 56.5
| Apr low F = 61.1
| May low F = 66.8
| Jun low F = 71.3
| Jul low F = 72.6
| Aug low F = 72.9
| Sep low F = 72.6
| Oct low F = 68.5
| Nov low F = 60.6
| Dec low F = 55.7
|year low F = 63.6

|Jan avg record low F = 34.0
|Feb avg record low F = 37.0
|Mar avg record low F = 41.3
|Apr avg record low F = 47.6
|May avg record low F = 56.7
|Jun avg record low F = 66.5
|Jul avg record low F = 68.7
|Aug avg record low F = 69.2
|Sep avg record low F = 67.2
|Oct avg record low F = 53.9
|Nov avg record low F = 44.7
|Dec avg record low F = 38.1
|year avg record low F = 31.8

|Jan record high F = 89
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 93
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 92
|Dec record high F = 89
|year record high F =
|Jan record low F = 19
|Feb record low F = 25
|Mar record low F = 26
|Apr record low F = 33
|May record low F = 45
|Jun record low F = 56
|Jul record low F = 61
|Aug record low F = 61
|Sep record low F = 59
|Oct record low F = 42
|Nov record low F = 31
|Dec record low F = 19
|year record low F =
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| Jan precipitation inch = 2.82
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.17
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.88
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.03
| May precipitation inch = 3.93
| Jun precipitation inch = 6.69
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.85
| Aug precipitation inch = 6.94
| Sep precipitation inch = 6.27
| Oct precipitation inch = 5.25
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.01
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.33
|year precipitation inch = 51.17
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 8.7
| Feb precipitation days = 7.7
| Mar precipitation days = 8.1
| Apr precipitation days = 7.2
| May precipitation days = 9.0
| Jun precipitation days = 14.2
| Jul precipitation days = 15.3
| Aug precipitation days = 15.4
| Sep precipitation days = 15.4
| Oct precipitation days = 12.2
| Nov precipitation days = 10.4
| Dec precipitation days = 9.3
| year precipitation days = 132.9
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|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mlb
| title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = January 10, 2025
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00012895&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991&ndash;2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = January 10, 2025
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