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NOAA CO-OPS station 8775223

Observed , 15 minutes ago

Challenging

Small Craft Advisory in effect. Air 74°F. Rest of Tonight: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.

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Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 12:29AM CST until November 9 at 12:00AM CST by NWS Corpus Christi TX

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots and rough waters expected. * WHERE...Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays, Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays and San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays. * WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

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Air temp

75°F

Last 12 hours74 to 78°F

Pressure

1017mbar

Tendency

Rising

3 hour change

+1.6 mbar

Last 12 hours1015 to 1018 mbar

Visibility

4.1nm

Last 12 hours1.9 to 5.4 nm

Zone forecast

Rest of Tonight

East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Sunday

East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Synopsis

Easterly winds at 20-25 kts can be expected today with seas increasing to 6-8 ft leading to Small Craft Advisory conditions. Additionally, strong showers and thunderstorms will increase across the western Gulf waters through the day and continue through at least Monday night, when precipitation and rougher conditions start subsiding. From Tuesday, winds drop down to light and gentle breezes (BF 2-3) with seas decreasing to near 2 ft. Rain chances return Tuesday with 20-40% chances, increasing 40-60% on Wednesday before another frontal system brings fresh northerlies.

NWS zone Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

Last 24 hours

Time AirPressure
75°F1,017 mbar
77°F1,016 mbar
78°F1,015 mbar
77°F1,016 mbar
77°F1,017 mbar

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours.

4 stations within 30 NM

Harbor Island Currents 1 NM ENE Aransas, Aransas Pass, TX 2 NM ESE Aransas Pass LB 6 3 NM ESE AP Buoy 7 NM ESE

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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 8775223
27°50'38" N 97°04'12" 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.