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NOAA CO-OPS station 8734383

Observed , 11 minutes ago

Favorable

Light and variable winds. Air 86°F. Tonight: Southeast Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northeast Late This Evening And Early Morning, Then Increasing To 5 To 10 Knots Late.

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Wind

Speed

2.7kn

Gust

3.5kn

Direction

184° S

Trend

Easing

Last 12 hours2.1 to 12 kn

Air temp

86°F

Last 12 hours79 to 88°F

Pressure

1016mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

-0.3 mbar

Last 12 hours1015 to 1018 mbar

Visibility

5.4nm

Last 12 hours5.4 to 5.4 nm

Zone forecast

Tonight

Southeast Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northeast Late This Evening And Early Morning, Then Increasing To 5 To 10 Knots Late. 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 5 To 10 Knots, Increasing To 10 To 15 Knots After Midnight. 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 South Mobile Bay

Last 24 hours

Time WindAir
2.7 kn S86°F
5.3 kn S87°F
6.2 kn N84°F
9.5 kn NE80°F
12 kn NE79°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,015 to 1,018 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

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What this station measures

This station is not reporting water temperature. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the station.

Station 8734383
30°14'02" N 87°59'38" 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.