weather forecasts and alerts emailed daily to your inbox free

Find the weather for any city, state, zip code or country


MOBILE SOUTH 64 nm South of Dauphin Island, AL (42040) 29.21 North -88.21 West
Local Time: 1:36 AM CST on January 06, 2009 [America/Chicago]  
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: 3D38 Payload: ARES payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake  

Current Weather/Wave Observations
Updated: 9:50 PM CST on January 05, 2009
Air Temperature 73 °F
Wind direction (W Dir) South (175 - 184 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd) 13.6 kts (15.7 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP) 4 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH) 3.28 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR) exactly 3.3 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP) 4 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH) 3.28 ft
Wind Wave Range (WWR) 2.46 - 4.10 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP) 29.95 in
NDBC QuikSCATWind Map
 
Current Wave Detail Observations
Updated:1:00 AM CST on January 06, 2009
Water Depth899 ft
Wave Height3.18 ft
Spectral Peak Period4.2 sec
Average Wave Period3.9 sec
Sampling Interval0.6 sec
Wave Record2400 sec
Tuesday
Previous Day Next Day

Show full Obs
Marine Data Graph
Graph: Daily | Weekly | Monthly

Weather/Wave Buoy Data for January 6, 2009
Update Time Temperature Humidity Wind Dominant Wave Wind Wave Pressure
Air(°F) Water(°F) Dir Spd (kts) Spd (mph) Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
(ft)
Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
(ft)
Atmosphere (in) Tendency (in)
20:50 73 73
-
South 13.6 15.7 5 3.28 exactly 3.3 5 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.96 +0.01
21:50 73 73
-
South 13.6 15.7 4 3.28 exactly 3.3 4 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.95
-

Wave Detail Buoy Data for January 6, 2009
Update Time Water Depth Wave Height Spectral Peak Period Average Wave Period Sampling Interval Wave Record
20:00 899 ft 3.44 ft 4.5 sec 4.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 899 ft 3.22 ft 4.5 sec 3.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 899 ft 3.28 ft 4.5 sec 3.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 899 ft 3.25 ft 4.3 sec 3.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
01:00 899 ft 3.18 ft 4.2 sec 3.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec


Copyright © 2009 The Weather Underground, Inc.