Crooked bayou

NDBC buoy gdxm6

Observed , 51 minutes ago

Elevated

Today

Light N winds at 5 kn, easing. Pressure rising at 1,022 mbar. Air 60°F. Next high tide at 9:00 PM (2 ft). Today: North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon.

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Wind

Speed

5.1kn

Direction

10° N

Trend

Easing

Last 11 hours4.1 to 8.9 kn

Air temp

60°F

Last 11 hours46 to 60°F

Pressure

1022mbar

Tendency

Rising

3 hour change

+1 mbar

Last 11 hours1020 to 1022 mbar

Tides

Next high

9:00 PM

2.2 ft

Then low

7:08 AM

0.1 ft

Predicted, Point of Pines, Bayou Cumbest0.2 to 2.2 ft

Zone forecast

Today

North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less.

Tonight

North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Monday

Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.

Synopsis

Winds will subside a bit overnight, but will remain around 15 knots across most of the open waters with occasional gusts to around 20 knots. Conditions will improve during the day today into the middle of the week as the area remains under the southeast flank of surface high pressure. Hazardous conditions are likely to return Thursday or Thursday night behind a cold front.

NWS zone Mississippi Sound

Last 24 hours

Time WindAir
5.1 kn N60°F
8 kn NNW47°F
6 kn NNW48°F
4.1 kn NNW53°F
5.1 kn N55°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,020 to 1,022 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS 7 NM W Bayou La Batre Bridge 9 NM ENE Petit Bois 10 NM SSW Katrina Cut, AL 12 NM ESE

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Common questions

How often does buoy gdxm6 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 gdxm6
30°21'32" N 88°25'12" W · owned and maintained by National Estuarine Research Reserve System

Measured on the water by 1,000+ NOAA buoys. Observations from the National Data Buoy Center, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.