Charlotte amalie

NDBC buoy chav3

Observed , 57 minutes ago

Challenging

Today

Light WSW winds at 7 kn gusting to 9 kn. Air 87°F. Next low tide at 12:57 AM (0 ft). Today: West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late this morning and afternoon.

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Wind

Speed

7kn

Gust

8.9kn

Direction

240° WSW

Trend

Steady

Last 11 hours0 to 8.9 kn

Air temp

87°F

Last 11 hours80 to 88°F

Pressure

1014mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

+0.1 mbar

Last 11 hours1011 to 1014 mbar

Tides

Next low

12:57 AM

0.1 ft

Then high

9:34 AM

1.1 ft

Predicted, CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. THOMAS ISLAND0.1 to 1.1 ft

Zone forecast

Today

West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 9 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms this afternoon.

Tonight

West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 10 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers.

Monday

Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 10 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers in the afternoon.

Synopsis

A low-pressure northeast of the region will continue moving eastward over the next few days, while high pressure builds across the western Atlantic. Light to moderate westerly to southwesterly winds today will become variable tonight, then gradually shift to a more easterly direction early this week. A northerly to northeasterly swell will peak today through tonight, maintaining hazardous conditions near exposed Atlantic coastal waters. Although seas will remain below Small Craft Advisory criteria, the longer-period swell will produce locally rough conditions, particularly across the offshore Atlantic waters. The northeasterly swell will gradually subside on Monday, with improving marine conditions expected thereafter. Showers and isolated thunderstorms will remain possible across the regional waters through midweek.

NWS zone Coastal Waters east of Puerto Rico, around Vieques, and around and just north of Culebra and Saint John

Last 24 hours

Time WindAir
7 kn WSW87°F
5.1 kn W85°F
0 kn81°F
4.1 kn WSW83°F
0 kn82°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,011 to 1,014 mbar over the same window.

2 stations within 30 NM

Lameshur Bay, St John, VI 11 NM E Culebra, PR 22 NM W

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Common questions

How often does buoy chav3 report?

Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.

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What this buoy measures

This buoy is not reporting waves 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 buoy.

Station chav3
18°20'06" N 64°55'12" W · owned and maintained by NOS

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