Seadrift
NDBC buoy sdrt2
Observed , 54 minutes ago
Challenging
Small Craft Advisory in effect. Moderate NNE winds at 11 kn gusting to 15 kn. Water 75°F, air 69°F. Next low tide at 4:48 PM (0 ft). Rest of Tonight: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
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Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 12:29AM CST until November 9 at 12:00AM CST by NWS Corpus Christi TX
* WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots and rough waters expected. * WHERE...Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays, Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays and San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays. * WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
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Speed
11kn
Gust
15kn
Direction
20° NNE
Trend
Rising
Last 11 hours4.1 to 11 kn
Air temp
69°F
69 to 75°F today
Water temp
75°F
75 to 77°F today
Pressure
1021mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+1.9 mbar
Last 11 hours1017 to 1021 mbar
Tides
Next low
4:48 PM
0.4 ft
Then high
3:33 AM
0.5 ft
Predicted, Seadrift0.4 to 0.5 ft
Zone forecast
Rest of Tonight
East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Sunday
East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Synopsis
Easterly winds at 20-25 kts can be expected today with seas increasing to 6-8 ft leading to Small Craft Advisory conditions. Additionally, strong showers and thunderstorms will increase across the western Gulf waters through the day and continue through at least Monday night, when precipitation and rougher conditions start subsiding. From Tuesday, winds drop down to light and gentle breezes (BF 2-3) with seas decreasing to near 2 ft. Rain chances return Tuesday with 20-40% chances, increasing 40-60% on Wednesday before another frontal system brings fresh northerlies.
NWS zone San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 69 to 75°F, pressure 1,017 to 1,021 mbar over the same window.
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How often does buoy sdrt2 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 sdrt2
28°24'25" N 96°42'43" W · owned and maintained by TCOON
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