Neah bay

NDBC buoy 46087

Observed , 40 minutes ago

Hazardous

Gale Warning in effect. Fresh SW winds at 19 kn gusting to 25 kn, easing. High seas seas at 21 ft with 15 second dominant period from the WSW. Water 53°F, air 54°F. Next high tide at 11:13 AM (9 ft). Rest of Today: SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to around 5 kt.

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Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 6:46AM PST until November 9 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Seattle WA

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, southwest winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 14 to 19 ft. For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 14 to 19 ft. * WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca. * WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 10 AM PST this morning. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 10 AM this morning to 4 AM PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

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Wind

Speed

19kn

Gust

25kn

Direction

230° SW

Trend

Easing

Last 11 hours19 to 29 kn

Waves

21ft

Period

15 s

Direction

237° WSW

Last 11 hours9.5 to 27 ft

Air temp

54°F

53 to 56°F today

Water temp

53°F

53 to 53°F today

Pressure

1015mbar

Tendency

Rising

3 hour change

+4.6 mbar

Last 11 hours1002 to 1015 mbar

Tides

Next high

11:13 AM

8.7 ft

Then low

6:23 PM

-1 ft

Predicted, Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery-1 to 8.7 ft

Zone forecast

Rest of Today

SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to around 5 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave detail: W 15 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon.

Tonight

SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave detail: W 13 ft at 15 seconds.

Mon

E wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain in the afternoon.

Synopsis

A low pressure system will move onshore over British Columbia with the associated fronts having already moved onshore early this morning. High pressure briefly builds over the area tonight before the next frontal system moves across the area Monday. Another system will move through on Tuesday into Wednesday. Additional systems are expected through the end of the week and the weekend.

NWS zone West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca

Last 24 hours

Time WindWaves
19 kn SW21 ft
25 kn SW22 ft
19 kn SSW15 ft
25 kn S10 ft
27 kn S10 ft

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 53 to 56°F, water 53 to 53°F, pressure 1,002 to 1,015 mbar over the same window.

1 station within 30 NM

Neah Bay, WA 9 NM SSE

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Common questions

How often does buoy 46087 report?

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

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Station 46087
48°29'35" N 124°43'37" W · owned and maintained by NDBC

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