Mobile state docks

NOAA CO-OPS station 8737048

Observed , 10 minutes ago

Favorable

Water 88°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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Water Level

0.8ft

Datum

MLLW

Last 12 hours0.7 to 2 ft

Air temp

89°F

75 to 94°F today

Water temp

88°F

87 to 88°F today

Pressure

1015mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

-0.1 mbar

Last 12 hours1015 to 1018 mbar

Salinity

13.1PSU

Band

Brackish

Last 12 hours13 to 19 PSU

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 Water LevelWater
0.8 ft88°F
1.2 ft88°F
1.7 ft87°F
2 ft87°F
1.8 ft87°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 75 to 94°F, pressure 1,015 to 1,018 mbar, salinity 13 to 19 PSU over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

ASPA Grain Elevator 1 NM N Cochrane Bridge 2 NM N Pinto Island, AL 2 NM SSE Coast Guard Sector Mobile, AL 3 NM SSW

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What this station measures

This station is not reporting wind. 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 8737048
30°42'18" N 88°02'24" 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.