Pilottown
NOAA CO-OPS station 8760721
Observed , 14 minutes ago
Elevated
Light NE winds at 8 kn gusting to 10 kn. Water 71°F, air 64°F. Today: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
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Speed
8.2kn
Gust
11kn
Direction
50° NE
Trend
Steady
Last 12 hours2.5 to 8.4 kn
Water Level
-0.2ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours-0.4 to 0.8 ft
Air temp
64°F
60 to 65°F today
Water temp
71°F
71 to 72°F today
Pressure
1021mbar
Tendency
Steady
3 hour change
+0.1 mbar
Last 12 hours1019 to 1021 mbar
Zone forecast
Today
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Tonight
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Monday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
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 Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 60 to 65°F, water 71 to 72°F, pressure 1,019 to 1,021 mbar over the same window.
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Station 8760721
29°10'44" N 89°15'32" 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.