Port fourchon
NOAA CO-OPS station 8762075
Observed , 11 minutes ago
Elevated
Tonight
Air 84°F. Tonight: East Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight.
Based on the zone forecast for tonight. 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
0.7ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours0.7 to 1.7 ft
Air temp
84°F
Last 12 hours80 to 89°F
Pressure
1016mbar
Tendency
Steady
3 hour change
+0.2 mbar
Last 12 hours1016 to 1018 mbar
Zone forecast
Tonight
East Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Feet, Subsiding To 1 To 2 Feet After Midnight. Wave Detail: East 2 Feet At 4 Seconds, Becoming East 2 Feet At 5 Seconds.
Thursday
Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet. Wave Detail: East 2 Feet At 4 Seconds.
Thursday Night
East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet. Wave Detail: East 2 Feet At 5 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Showers After Midnight.
Synopsis
Light winds and relatively low seas continue through Thursday outside isolated thunderstorms, which could produce brief strong and erratic wind gusts. A cold front moves through the coastal waters today into the evening, followed by strengthening northerly to northeasterly winds and building seas through Thursday. Winds should remain around 15 knots during this period. Winds shift to more NE to E by the end of the week with speeds at or below 20 knots.
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 1,016 to 1,018 mbar over the same window.
2 stations 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.