Buoy Conditions

Mid Gulf - 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA

NDBC station 42001 · 3-meter foam buoy · Gulf Coast

LIVE · reported 27 min ago

Mid Gulf - 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA, in the Gulf Coast: waves 2.3 ft at 6 s from the ENE, wind NNE 12 kt gusting 14 kt, water 81°F, air 77°F — observed 27 min ago.

Wind reported 27 min ago · Waves reported 1.3 h ago · Water temp reported 27 min ago

Observed 9:40 PM UTC, Nov 8 · 27 min ago · Source: NOAA NDBC station 42001

The last 24 hours

Waveslast 2.3 ft · range 2.3–3.3 ft
Windlast 11.7 kt · range 9.7–17.5 kt

Hourly readings from this station’s own reports. The dot is the latest report in the trend window.

Conditions in full

Wind
NNE (20°) at 12 kt (6.0 m/s), gusting 14 kt (7.0 m/s) 27 min ago
Waves
2.3 ft (0.7 m) · dominant period 6 s, average period 4.0 s, from the ENE (58°) 1.3 h ago
Pressure
30.00 inHg (1,015.9 hPa) · tendency -2.6 hPa over 3 h 27 min ago
Water temperature
81°F (27.4°C) 27 min ago
Air temperature
77°F (24.9°C) 27 min ago
Dew point
65°F (18.4°C) 27 min ago

Every value is this station’s own latest report; the time beside it is when that reading was taken. Fields this station does not report are not shown.

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Station facts

Station
NDBC 42001
Type
3-meter foam buoy · 3DV42
Operator
NDBC
Position
25.922°N, 89.638°W
Region
Gulf Coast

Full record, wave spectra and station history: NOAA NDBC station 42001.