Pilottown
NDBC buoy pill1
Observed , 55 minutes ago
Elevated
Light ENE winds at 8 kn gusting to 12 kn. Water 71°F, air 64°F. Next high tide at 8:53 PM (1 ft). Today: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
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Speed
8kn
Gust
12kn
Direction
60° ENE
Trend
Rising
Last 11 hours2.9 to 8 kn
Air temp
64°F
60 to 65°F today
Water temp
71°F
71 to 72°F today
Pressure
1021mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+0.8 mbar
Last 11 hours1019 to 1021 mbar
Tides
Next high
8:53 PM
0.5 ft
Then low
8:41 AM
-0.6 ft
Predicted, Pilottown-0.5 to 0.5 ft
Zone forecast
Today
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Tonight
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Monday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Synopsis
Winds will subside a bit overnight, but will remain around 15 knots across most of the open waters with occasional gusts to around 20 knots. Conditions will improve during the day today into the middle of the week as the area remains under the southeast flank of surface high pressure. Hazardous conditions are likely to return Thursday or Thursday night behind a cold front.
NWS zone Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 60 to 65°F, pressure 1,019 to 1,021 mbar over the same window.
2 stations within 30 NM
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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 pill1
29°10'44" N 89°15'32" W · owned and maintained by NOAA NOS PORTS
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