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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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
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.
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Station 8729840
30°24'14" N 87°12'40" W
Measured by 400+ NOAA CO-OPS stations. Observations from the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.