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NOAA CO-OPS station 8736897

Observed , 11 minutes ago

Favorable

Light NNE winds at 4 kn gusting to 6 kn, easing. Water 86°F, air 89°F. Tonight: East 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

4.3kn

Gust

5.8kn

Direction

13° NNE

Trend

Steady

Last 12 hours3.3 to 11 kn

Water Level

0.9ft

Datum

MLLW

Last 12 hours0.9 to 2.2 ft

Air temp

89°F

75 to 91°F today

Water temp

86°F

86 to 87°F today

Pressure

1016mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

-0.1 mbar

Last 12 hours1015 to 1018 mbar

Zone forecast

Tonight

East 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

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

Thursday Night

Northeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Light 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 North Mobile Bay

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater Level
4.3 kn NNE0.9 ft
5.8 kn ENE1.3 ft
11 kn ENE1.9 ft
7 kn NNE2.2 ft
5.1 kn N2.1 ft

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 75 to 91°F, water 86 to 87°F, pressure 1,015 to 1,018 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

APM Terminals 1 NM ESE Pinto Island, AL 2 NM NE Mobile State Docks, AL 3 NM NNE Cochrane Bridge 5 NM N

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Station 8736897
30°38'56" N 88°03'29" W

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