Pensacola

NOAA CO-OPS station 8729840

Observed , 11 minutes ago

Favorable

Light and variable winds, easing. Water 88°F, air 86°F. Tonight: East Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northeast Late This Evening, Then Increasing To 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight.

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Wind

Speed

1.2kn

Gust

3.1kn

Direction

142° SE

Trend

Easing

Last 12 hours0.8 to 7.2 kn

Water Level

1ft

Datum

MLLW

Last 12 hours1 to 2.1 ft

Air temp

86°F

75 to 93°F today

Water temp

88°F

86 to 88°F today

Pressure

1016mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

+0.2 mbar

Last 12 hours1015 to 1018 mbar

Zone forecast

Tonight

East Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northeast Late This Evening, Then Increasing To 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Light Chop.

Thursday

East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Light Chop.

Thursday Night

Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. A Moderate Chop.

Synopsis

Mostly light northeasterly winds become easterly today then return to northeasterly for tonight and Thursday. The northeasterly flow strengthens Thursday night then diminishes on Friday. A diurnal flow pattern follows for this weekend with light offshore winds developing at night then becoming mostly onshore each day.

NWS zone Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater Level
1.2 kn SE1 ft
7.2 kn SSE1.1 ft
3.5 kn E1.6 ft
3.9 kn N2 ft
3.9 kn NNE2.1 ft

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 75 to 93°F, water 86 to 88°F, pressure 1,015 to 1,018 mbar over the same window.

2 stations within 30 NM

Perdido Pass, AL 19 NM WSW ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL 27 NM SW

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Station 8729840
30°24'14" N 87°12'40" W

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