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NDBC buoy kata1

Observed , 1 hour ago

Elevated

Moderate winds at 14 kn. Air 88°F. Next low tide at 7:06 PM (0 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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Wind

Speed

14kn

Trend

Steady

Last 11 hours11 to 24 kn

Air temp

88°F

Last 11 hours80 to 88°F

Pressure

1015mbar

Tendency

Easing

3 hour change

-1.4 mbar

Last 11 hours1015 to 1018 mbar

Tides

Next low

7:06 PM

0.5 ft

Then high

9:20 AM

1.3 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

Time WindAir
14 kn88°F
15 kn86°F
19 kn82°F
20 kn81°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 9 hours. Pressure 1,015 to 1,018 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL 7 NM E West Fowl River Bridge 8 NM NNE Bayou La Batre Bridge 9 NM NNW DISL Sofar Spotter 10 NM S

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Common questions

How often does buoy kata1 report?

Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.

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Buoycast Pro lets you set your own limits on wind, waves or pressure and sends a threshold notification when this buoy crosses them.

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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 kata1
30°15'29" N 88°12'47" W · owned and maintained by Dauphin Island Sea Lab

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.