Port fourchon
NOAA CO-OPS station 8762075
Observed , 14 minutes ago
Elevated
Today
Air 64°F. Today: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late.
Based on the zone forecast for today. This station does not measure wind or sea state.
It tells you it is rough now. The app tells you before it gets rough, with alerts at the wind and wave limits you set.
Get Buoycast for iPhoneWater Level
0.8ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours0.4 to 1.7 ft
Air temp
64°F
Last 12 hours62 to 68°F
Pressure
1021mbar
Tendency
Steady
3 hour change
+0.3 mbar
Last 12 hours1019 to 1022 mbar
Zone forecast
Today
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Tonight
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Monday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 4 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 Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,019 to 1,022 mbar over the same window.
1 station within 30 NM
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What this station measures
This station is not reporting wind or 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 8762075
29°06'50" N 90°11'56" 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.