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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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
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
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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.