Buoy Conditions

Western Prince William Sound

NDBC station 46081 · 3-meter discus buoy w/ seal cage · Alaska

LIVE · reported 27 min ago

Western Prince William Sound, 6 mi NW of Culross Bay: waves 0.0 ft at 3 s from the ESE, wind N 6 kt gusting 8 kt, water 44°F, air 37°F — observed 27 min ago.

Wind reported 27 min ago · Waves reported 47 min ago · Water temp reported 27 min ago

Observed 9:10 PM UTC, Nov 8 · 27 min ago · Source: NOAA NDBC station 46081

The last 24 hours

Waveslast 0.0 ft · range 0.0–2.3 ft
Windlast 5.8 kt · range 1.9–15.6 kt

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

Conditions in full

Wind
N (350°) at 6 kt (3.0 m/s), gusting 8 kt (4.0 m/s) 27 min ago
Waves
0.0 ft (0.0 m) · dominant period 3 s, average period 2.6 s, from the ESE (120°) 47 min ago
Pressure
29.36 inHg (994.1 hPa) · tendency +1.1 hPa over 3 h 27 min ago
Water temperature
44°F (6.7°C) 27 min ago
Air temperature
37°F (3.0°C) 27 min ago
Dew point
33°F (0.3°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.

Tides near this station

Nearest tide station: Culross Bay, Wells Passage, 6 mi SE of here.

Tide times are NOAA CO-OPS predictions for the named station, in that station’s local time, fetched live when you open this page. Predictions, not observations.

Nearest stations

Station facts

Station
NDBC 46081
Type
3-meter discus buoy w/ seal cage · 3D50
Operator
NDBC
Position
60.802°N, 148.283°W
Region
Alaska

Full record, wave spectra and station history: NOAA NDBC station 46081.