New canal station
NDBC buoy nwcl1
Observed , 57 minutes ago
Elevated
Light NE winds at 8 kn gusting to 11 kn. Water 70°F, air 59°F. Next low tide at 6:21 PM (0 ft). Today: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon.
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Speed
8kn
Gust
11kn
Direction
40° NE
Trend
Easing
Last 11 hours8 to 18 kn
Air temp
59°F
57 to 65°F today
Water temp
70°F
70 to 73°F today
Pressure
1021mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+0.5 mbar
Last 11 hours1019 to 1022 mbar
Tides
Next low
6:21 PM
0.3 ft
Then high
6:00 AM
0.7 ft
Predicted, New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain0.3 to 0.7 ft
Zone forecast
Today
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less.
Tonight
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Monday
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 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 Lake Pontchartrain
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 57 to 65°F, pressure 1,019 to 1,022 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 nwcl1
30°01'37" N 90°06'47" W · owned and maintained by NOS
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