Georges bank

NDBC buoy 44011

Observed , 41 minutes ago

Hazardous

Strong W winds at 25 kn gusting to 31 kn. High seas seas at 10 ft with 8 second dominant period from the SW, building. Water 63°F, air 54°F. Today: W winds 20 to 30 kt.

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Wind

Speed

25kn

Gust

31kn

Direction

260° W

Trend

Rising

Last 11 hours7.8 to 27 kn

Waves

10ft

Period

8 s

Direction

222° SW

Last 11 hours6.2 to 10 ft

Air temp

55°F

54 to 56°F today

Water temp

63°F

55 to 64°F today

Pressure

1005mbar

Tendency

Rising

3 hour change

+0.3 mbar

Last 11 hours1004 to 1005 mbar

Zone forecast

Today

W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.

Tonight

W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

Mon

W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

Synopsis

Low pressure near eastern Maine and NE of the waters will move NE through Mon night. A series of low pressure troughs or weak cold fronts will move SE over the waters today into Mon night. High pressure will briefly build into the waters Tue and Tue night before a cold front approaches. The cold front will move SE into the waters Tue night and move S and SE of the area early Wed. Another cold front will move S across the area Wed night and stall S of the area Thu. Low pressure will develop along the front S of the region and move into the southern waters late Thu night.

NWS zone Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line

Last 24 hours

Time WindWaves
25 kn W10 ft
21 kn WSW8.2 ft
16 kn WSW6.9 ft
7.8 kn SW6.2 ft
7.8 kn WSW–

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 54 to 56°F, water 55 to 64°F, pressure 1,004 to 1,005 mbar over the same window.

Common questions

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Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes. Wave height and period update about every 30 minutes.

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Station 44011
41°05'35" N 66°33'43" W · 3DV08 · owned and maintained by NDBC

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