Dauphin island sea lab
NDBC buoy dpha1
Observed , 3 hours ago
Favorable
Light winds at 5 kn, easing. Pressure falling at 1,014.9 mbar. Water 88°F, air 87°F. Next high tide at 9:20 AM (1 ft). Tonight: Southeast Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northeast Late This Evening And Early Morning, Then Increasing To 5 To 10 Knots Late.
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Speed
5.1kn
Trend
Rising
Last 9 hours1.9 to 12 kn
Air temp
87°F
79 to 88°F today
Water temp
88°F
85 to 88°F today
Pressure
1015mbar
Tendency
Easing
3 hour change
-1.3 mbar
Last 9 hours1015 to 1017 mbar
Tides
Next high
9:20 AM
1.3 ft
Then low
7:00 PM
0.7 ft
Predicted, Dauphin Island Hydro0.5 to 1.3 ft
Zone forecast
Tonight
Southeast Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northeast Late This Evening And Early Morning, Then Increasing To 5 To 10 Knots Late. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Light Chop.
Thursday
East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Light Chop.
Thursday Night
Northeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Increasing To 10 To 15 Knots After Midnight. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. A Moderate Chop.
Synopsis
Mostly light northeasterly winds become easterly today then return to northeasterly for tonight and Thursday. The northeasterly flow strengthens Thursday night then diminishes on Friday. A diurnal flow pattern follows for this weekend with light offshore winds developing at night then becoming mostly onshore each day.
NWS zone South Mobile Bay
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 9 hours. Air 79 to 88°F, pressure 1,015 to 1,017 mbar over the same window.
4 stations within 30 NM
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What this buoy measures
This buoy is not reporting waves. 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 dpha1
30°15'04" N 88°04'41" W · owned and maintained by Dauphin Island Sea Lab
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