Padilla bay farm

NDBC buoy pbfw1

Observed , 1 hour ago

Elevated

Rest of today

Light SSE winds at 9 kn, building. Air 52°F. Next low tide at 10:22 AM (6 ft). Rest of Today: SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt.

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Wind

Speed

8.9kn

Direction

160° SSE

Trend

Easing

Last 11 hours5.1 to 19 kn

Air temp

52°F

Last 11 hours51 to 58°F

Pressure

1015mbar

Tendency

Rising

3 hour change

+4 mbar

Last 11 hours1003 to 1015 mbar

Tides

Next low

10:22 AM

6 ft

Then high

2:59 PM

8.4 ft

Predicted, Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay-1.2 to 8.4 ft

Zone forecast

Rest of Today

SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft this morning, then around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight chance of showers early this afternoon.

Tonight

SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

Mon

E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon.

Synopsis

A low pressure system will move onshore over British Columbia with the associated fronts having already moved onshore early this morning. High pressure briefly builds over the area tonight before the next frontal system moves across the area Monday. Another system will move through on Tuesday into Wednesday. Additional systems are expected through the end of the week and the weekend.

NWS zone Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands

Last 24 hours

Time WindAir
8.9 kn SSE52°F
12 kn S54°F
17 kn S55°F
9.9 kn SSE56°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 9 hours. Pressure 1,003 to 1,015 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Se'lhaem Bellingham Bay 16 NM NNW Smith Island, WA 17 NM WSW Friday Harbor, WA 22 NM WNW Port Townsend, WA 24 NM SSW

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Common questions

How often does buoy pbfw1 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 pbfw1
48°27'50" N 122°28'08" W · owned and maintained by National Estuarine Research Reserve System

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