Southeast of ponce
NDBC buoy 42085
Observed , 59 minutes ago
Elevated
Moderate E winds at 12 kn gusting to 14 kn. Small chop seas at 2 ft with from the SE. Water 86°F. Next low tide at 10:38 AM (0 ft). Tonight: East Winds 5 To 10 Knots.
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Speed
12kn
Gust
14kn
Direction
100° E
Trend
Steady
Last 11 hours9.7 to 14 kn
Waves
2.3ft
Direction
128° SE
Water temp
86°F
Last 11 hours86 to 87°F
Pressure
1013mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+0.8 mbar
Last 11 hours1012 to 1015 mbar
Tides
Next low
10:38 AM
0.5 ft
Then high
7:09 PM
0.9 ft
Predicted, Playa de Ponce0.5 to 0.9 ft
Zone forecast
Tonight
East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 5 Seconds. Isolated Showers This Evening, Then Scattered Showers After Midnight.
Thursday
East Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming Southeast 10 To 15 Knots In The Afternoon. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 5 Seconds.
Thursday Night
East Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 5 Seconds.
Synopsis
A surface high pressure building from the north-central Atlantic will promote light to moderate east to southeast winds through the end of the week. A weak long-period northeasterly swell will reach the area late tonight, with seas building between 3 to 4 feet. Afternoon thunderstorms developing from the Atlantic and western coastal waters of Puerto Rico may produce locally strong gusts and frequent lightning through the early evening hours each day.
NWS zone Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 9 hours. Air 84 to 87°F, water 86 to 87°F, pressure 1,012 to 1,015 mbar over the same window.
2 stations within 30 NM
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How often does buoy 42085 report?
Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes. Wave height and period update about every 30 minutes.
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What this buoy measures
This buoy is not reporting air temperature. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the buoy.
Station 42085
17°52'12" N 66°32'13" W · owned and maintained by Caribbean Integrated Coastal Ocean Observing System (CarICoos)
Measured on the water by 1,000+ NOAA buoys. Observations from the National Data Buoy Center, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.