Dauphin island sea lab
NDBC buoy dpha1
Observed , 3 hours ago
Elevated
Moderate winds at 11 kn. Pressure rising at 1,020.4 mbar. Water 70°F, air 58°F. Next high tide at 8:54 PM (2 ft). Today: North winds 5 to 10 knots.
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Speed
11kn
Trend
Steady
Last 9 hours11 to 16 kn
Air temp
58°F
57 to 64°F today
Water temp
70°F
70 to 71°F today
Pressure
1020mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+1.2 mbar
Last 9 hours1019 to 1020 mbar
Tides
Next high
8:54 PM
1.7 ft
Then low
8:04 AM
-0.1 ft
Predicted, Dauphin Island Hydro0 to 1.7 ft
Zone forecast
Today
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
Tonight
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
Monday
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
Synopsis
High pressure will continue to settle into the region today revealing light winds and wave/seas. Winds increase tonight into Monday morning reaching 8-10kts for protected waters, to 10-13kts for outer waters but will be a short-lived window as winds relax going into the daytime hours on Monday. Next notable window of impacts will be expected Thursday morning as a front sweeps across the region, introducing increasing northwesterly/offshore winds. At this time, winds will likely reach Small Craft Advisory during the daytime hours on Thursday, with sustained winds 18-28kts for Gulf waters and higher gusts near 30 knots. Waves/seas respond reaching 2- 3ft for protected waters, 3-4ft for nearshore Gulf zones and 4-7 ft for outer Gulf zones. Winds and wave/seas taper going into next weekend. KLG
NWS zone South Mobile Bay
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 9 hours. Air 57 to 64°F, pressure 1,019 to 1,020 mbar over the same window.
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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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