Upper henderson creek
NDBC buoy rkxf1
Observed , 51 minutes ago
Elevated
Today
Light ESE winds at 4 kn, easing. Pressure rising at 1,018 mbar. Air 83°F. Next high tide at 1:49 PM (2 ft). Today: NE winds 5 to 10 kt.
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Speed
4.1kn
Direction
120° ESE
Trend
Steady
Last 11 hours1.9 to 5.1 kn
Air temp
83°F
Last 11 hours68 to 83°F
Pressure
1018mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+1 mbar
Last 11 hours1015 to 1018 mbar
Tides
Next high
1:49 PM
2.5 ft
Then low
7:14 PM
1.2 ft
Predicted, McIlvaine Bay0 to 3 ft
Zone forecast
Today
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Tonight
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Mon
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Synopsis
A gentle to moderate northeasterly breeze will develop across most of the local waters through Monday. The exception to this will be across the Gulf waters, where winds may become north northwesterly each afternoon as a Gulf breeze develops. Some isolated shower activity cannot be ruled out across the southern Atlantic waters through Monday.
NWS zone Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,015 to 1,018 mbar over the same window.
1 station 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 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 rkxf1
26°03'00" N 81°42'04" W · owned and maintained by National Estuarine Research Reserve System
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.