Lime tree bay

NDBC buoy ltbv3

Observed , 40 minutes ago

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Light ESE winds at 6 kn gusting to 12 kn, building. Water 88°F, air 85°F. Next high tide at 8:11 PM (1 ft). Tonight: East Winds Around 10 Knots.

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Wind

Speed

6kn

Gust

12kn

Direction

120° ESE

Trend

Steady

Last 11 hours2.9 to 9.9 kn

Air temp

85°F

85 to 89°F today

Water temp

88°F

87 to 88°F today

Pressure

1015mbar

Tendency

Rising

3 hour change

+1.6 mbar

Last 11 hours1013 to 1016 mbar

Tides

Next high

8:11 PM

0.9 ft

Then low

10:57 AM

0.4 ft

Predicted, LIME TREE BAY, ST.CROIX ISLAND0.4 to 0.9 ft

Zone forecast

Tonight

East Winds Around 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: East 2 Feet At 5 Seconds. Isolated Showers Early This Evening, Then Scattered Showers Late This Evening And Overnight.

Thursday

East Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 Feet At 5 Seconds. Scattered Showers In The Morning.

Thursday Night

East Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots. Seas Around 3 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 Feet At 5 Seconds.

Synopsis

A surface high pressure building from the north-central Atlantic will promote light to moderate east to southeast winds through the end of the week. A weak long-period northeasterly swell will reach the area late tonight, with seas building between 3 to 4 feet. Afternoon thunderstorms developing from the Atlantic and western coastal waters of Puerto Rico may produce locally strong gusts and frequent lightning through the early evening hours each day.

NWS zone Caribbean Waters of Puerto Rico from 10 NM to 17N, including the Coastal Waters of Saint Croix

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater
6 kn ESE88°F
5.1 kn SE88°F
6 kn ESE87°F
5.1 kn ESE87°F
7 kn ESE87°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 85 to 89°F, pressure 1,013 to 1,016 mbar over the same window.

1 station within 30 NM

Christiansted Harbor, St. Croix, VI 4 NM NE

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Common questions

How often does buoy ltbv3 report?

Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.

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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 ltbv3
17°41'42" N 64°45'14" W · owned and maintained by NOS

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