Port o'connor

NDBC buoy pcnt2

Observed , 56 minutes ago

Challenging

Small Craft Advisory in effect. Fresh N winds at 19 kn gusting to 24 kn. Water 78°F, air 71°F. Next high tide at 9:33 PM (1 ft). Today: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.

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Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 5:32AM CST until November 9 at 12:00AM CST by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt and rough bay waters expected. * WHERE...Matagorda Bay. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

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Wind

Speed

19kn

Gust

24kn

Direction

10° N

Trend

Steady

Last 11 hours11 to 23 kn

Air temp

71°F

70 to 75°F today

Water temp

78°F

78 to 81°F today

Pressure

1020mbar

Tendency

Rising

3 hour change

+1.7 mbar

Last 11 hours1017 to 1020 mbar

Tides

Next high

9:33 PM

1.1 ft

Then low

11:16 AM

0.1 ft

Predicted, PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY0.2 to 1.1 ft

Zone forecast

Today

Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers.

Tonight

Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers.

Monday

Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

Synopsis

Moderate easterly winds will continue through tonight, with the highest winds and seas in the waters west of Freeport. Speeds and seas should gradually diminish Monday and Tuesday. A cold front will push into the waters Wednesday night followed by moderate offshore winds and building seas in its wake.

NWS zone Matagorda Bay

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater
19 kn N78°F
17 kn N79°F
11 kn NE80°F
14 kn ENE80°F
13 kn ENE80°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 70 to 75°F, pressure 1,017 to 1,020 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Port O'Connor 1 NM NE Matagorda Ship Channel Marker 19 2 NM E Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel 4 NM ESE Port Lavaca, TX 16 NM NW

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Common questions

How often does buoy pcnt2 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 pcnt2
28°26'46" N 96°23'46" W · owned and maintained by TCOON

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.