Bay waveland yacht club
NOAA CO-OPS station 8747437
Observed , 9 minutes ago
Elevated
Light NNE winds at 7 kn gusting to 10 kn. Water 67°F, air 62°F. Today: North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon.
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Speed
6.6kn
Gust
10kn
Direction
23° NNE
Trend
Steady
Last 12 hours6.4 to 11 kn
Water Level
0.7ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours0.5 to 2.1 ft
Air temp
62°F
50 to 62°F today
Water temp
67°F
66 to 71°F today
Pressure
1020mbar
Tendency
Easing
3 hour change
-0.6 mbar
Last 12 hours1019 to 1021 mbar
Zone forecast
Today
North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less.
Tonight
North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Monday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Synopsis
Winds will subside a bit overnight, but will remain around 15 knots across most of the open waters with occasional gusts to around 20 knots. Conditions will improve during the day today into the middle of the week as the area remains under the southeast flank of surface high pressure. Hazardous conditions are likely to return Thursday or Thursday night behind a cold front.
NWS zone Mississippi Sound
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 50 to 62°F, water 66 to 71°F, pressure 1,019 to 1,021 mbar over the same window.
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Station 8747437
30°19'34" N 89°19'34" 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.