Pensacola

NDBC buoy pclf1

Observed , 41 minutes ago

Favorable

Light and variable winds. Water 87°F, air 88°F. Next low tide at 7:18 PM (1 ft). Tonight: East Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northeast Late This Evening, Then Increasing To 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight.

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Wind

Speed

2.9kn

Gust

4.1kn

Direction

160° SSE

Trend

Easing

Last 11 hours1 to 7 kn

Air temp

88°F

74 to 93°F today

Water temp

87°F

86 to 88°F today

Pressure

1016mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

-0.1 mbar

Last 11 hours1015 to 1018 mbar

Tides

Next low

7:18 PM

0.6 ft

Then high

10:20 AM

1.4 ft

Predicted, PENSACOLA0.6 to 1.4 ft

Zone forecast

Tonight

East Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northeast Late This Evening, Then Increasing To 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. 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 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots. 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 Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater
2.9 kn SSE87°F
5.1 kn NNE87°F
1.9 kn NE86°F
2.9 kn NNE86°F
4.1 kn NNE86°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 74 to 93°F, pressure 1,015 to 1,018 mbar over the same window.

2 stations within 30 NM

Perdido Pass, AL 19 NM WSW ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL 27 NM SW

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How often does buoy pclf1 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 pclf1
30°24'14" N 87°12'40" W · owned and maintained by NOS

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.