Santa maria
NDBC buoy 46011
Observed , 41 minutes ago
Hazardous
Today
Small Craft Advisory in effect. Light N winds at 6 kn gusting to 8 kn, building. Very rough seas at 8 ft with 12 second dominant period from the WNW. Water 69°F, air 67°F. Today: N wind 10 to 20 kt.
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Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 8:32AM PST until November 10 at 3:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions. * WHERE...Portions of the coastal waters of southwest California. * WHEN...Until 3 AM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX) for more.
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Speed
5.8kn
Gust
7.8kn
Direction
10° N
Trend
Steady
Last 11 hours1.9 to 16 kn
Waves
7.6ft
Period
12 s
Direction
297° WNW
Last 11 hours6.9 to 9.2 ft
Air temp
67°F
66 to 68°F today
Water temp
69°F
69 to 70°F today
Pressure
1018mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+1.4 mbar
Last 11 hours1017 to 1019 mbar
Zone forecast
Today
N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds.
Tonight
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds.
Mon
N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds.
Synopsis
at 10Z or 2 AM PST, a 1027 mb surface high was over eastern Colorado and a thermal trough was along the coast.
NWS zone Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 66 to 68°F, water 69 to 70°F, pressure 1,017 to 1,019 mbar over the same window.
4 stations within 30 NM
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How often does buoy 46011 report?
Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes. Wave height and period update about every 30 minutes.
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Station 46011
34°56'13" N 120°59'56" W · 3D28 · owned and maintained by NDBC
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