Pilottown

NDBC buoy pill1

Observed , 40 minutes ago

Elevated

Tonight

Light ENE winds at 6 kn gusting to 8 kn. Air 84°F. Next high tide at 9:28 AM (0 ft). Tonight: East Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots, Becoming Northeast 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight.

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Wind

Speed

6kn

Gust

8kn

Direction

60° ENE

Trend

Steady

Last 11 hours1.9 to 11 kn

Air temp

84°F

Last 11 hours80 to 85°F

Pressure

1016mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

-0.1 mbar

Last 11 hours1016 to 1018 mbar

Tides

Next high

9:28 AM

0.4 ft

Then low

6:47 PM

-0.1 ft

Predicted, Pilottown-0.2 to 0.4 ft

Zone forecast

Tonight

East Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots, Becoming Northeast 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 2 Feet At 3 Seconds.

Thursday

Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 2 Feet At 4 Seconds.

Thursday Night

East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 2 Feet At 6 Seconds And East 1 Foot At 2 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms After Midnight.

Synopsis

Light winds and relatively low seas continue through Thursday outside isolated thunderstorms, which could produce brief strong and erratic wind gusts. A cold front moves through the coastal waters today into the evening, followed by strengthening northerly to northeasterly winds and building seas through Thursday. Winds should remain around 15 knots during this period. Winds shift to more NE to E by the end of the week with speeds at or below 20 knots.

NWS zone Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM

Last 24 hours

Time WindAir
6 kn ENE84°F
8 kn ENE85°F
11 kn ENE85°F
8 kn NNE83°F
1.9 kn NNE80°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,016 to 1,018 mbar over the same window.

3 stations within 30 NM

Pilot's Station East, SW Pass, LA 17 NM SSW Southwest Pass, LA 19 NM SSW Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA (256) 23 NM WSW

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Common questions

How often does buoy pill1 report?

Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.

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Buoycast Pro lets you set your own limits on wind, waves or pressure and sends a threshold notification when this buoy crosses them.

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Watches, warnings, and advisories for Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM appear alongside the conditions, here and in the app. Pro also pushes NOAA watches, warnings, and advisories when they are issued.

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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 pill1
29°10'44" N 89°15'32" W · owned and maintained by NOAA NOS PORTS

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