Astoria
NDBC buoy asto3
Observed , 58 minutes ago
Hazardous
Gale Watch in effect. Light NW winds at 9 kn gusting to 12 kn. Water 64°F, air 61°F. Next low tide at 6:11 PM (2 ft). General Seas: 6 To 7 Ft Subsiding To 5 Ft Thursday Afternoon.
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Gale Watch issued September 23 at 1:01PM PDT until September 25 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Portland OR
* WHAT...Seas 6 to 11 ft at 10 seconds and southeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt possible. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...30-45% chance of wind gusts over 35 kt.
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Speed
8.9kn
Gust
12kn
Direction
310° NW
Trend
Rising
Last 11 hours0 to 9.9 kn
Air temp
61°F
55 to 62°F today
Water temp
64°F
62 to 66°F today
Tides
Next low
6:11 PM
1.9 ft
Then high
12:01 AM
7.5 ft
Predicted, ASTORIA (Tongue Point), Oreg.-0.1 to 7.5 ft
Zone forecast
General Seas
6 To 7 Ft Subsiding To 5 Ft Thursday Afternoon.
First Ebb
Ebb Current Of 3.5 Kt At 331 Pm Wednesday. Seas 6 To 7 Ft.
Second Ebb
Ebb Current Of 4.69 Kt At 340 Am Thursday. Seas 6 Ft.
Synopsis
Northerly winds continue across the waters tonight, then become northeasterly early Thursday morning through early Thursday afternoon as a low pressure system approaches. This system will move over the coastal waters late Thursday into Friday, bringing rapidly increasing winds and seas along with widespread rain. At this time, exact wind speeds and wave heights remain uncertain Thursday night into Friday.
NWS zone Columbia River Bar
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 55 to 62°F over the same window.
4 stations within 30 NM
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Wind and temperature update about every 10 minutes.
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What this buoy measures
This buoy is not reporting waves or barometric pressure. 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 buoy.
Station asto3
46°12'25" N 123°46'05" W · owned and maintained by NOS
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