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Station DPHA1 - Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL 
Station operated by Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Coastal Marine Station
30.251 N 88.078 W (30°15'5" N 88°4'40" W)
Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 5.32 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 9.68 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 3.34 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 2.1 m below MLLW
Stations with recent data
Stations with no data in last 8 hours(24 hours for tsunami stations)
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Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation. | |
 Wind Speed (WSPD): | 11.1 kts |
| Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): | 30.15 in |
| Pressure Tendency (PTDY): | -0.06 in ( Falling ) |
| Air Temperature (ATMP): | 72.7 °F |
| Water Temperature (WTMP): | 70.3 °F |
| Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): | 11.7 kts |
| Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): | 11.7 kts |
| Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure |
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| TIME (CDT) |
WDIR |
WSPD kts |
GST kts |
WVHT ft |
DPD sec |
APD sec |
MWD |
PRES in |
PTDY in |
ATMP °F |
WTMP °F |
DEWP °F |
SAL psu |
VIS nmi |
TIDE ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 01:00 pm | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.18 | -0.01 | 71.1 | 69.4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 12:00 pm | - | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.19 | +0.01 | 68.9 | 68.4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 11:00 am | - | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.20 | +0.01 | 67.6 | 67.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 10:00 am | - | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.19 | +0.02 | 66.4 | 68.0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 09:00 am | - | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.19 | +0.03 | 65.7 | 67.8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 08:00 am | - | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.19 | +0.05 | 65.3 | 68.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 07:00 am | - | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.18 | +0.04 | 65.3 | 68.0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 06:00 am | - | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.15 | +0.02 | 65.3 | 67.6 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 05:00 am | - | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.14 | +0.00 | 65.8 | 68.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 04:00 am | - | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.14 | -0.01 | 66.6 | 68.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 03:00 am | - | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.14 | -0.02 | 67.1 | 68.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 02:00 am | - | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.15 | -0.01 | 67.1 | 68.9 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 01:00 am | - | 2.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.15 | +0.00 | 66.9 | 69.4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-10 12:00 am | - | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.16 | +0.01 | 66.9 | 69.8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-09 11:00 pm | - | 2.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.16 | +0.02 | 66.6 | 70.3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-09 10:00 pm | - | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.15 | +0.03 | 66.6 | 70.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-09 09:00 pm | - | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.15 | +0.04 | 66.2 | 70.9 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-09 08:00 pm | - | 2.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.14 | +0.02 | 66.0 | 70.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-09 07:00 pm | - | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.13 | +0.00 | 66.7 | 69.6 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-09 06:00 pm | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.11 | -0.03 | 67.5 | 70.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-09 05:00 pm | - | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.12 | -0.03 | 67.8 | 72.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-09 04:00 pm | - | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.12 | -0.05 | 66.9 | 69.6 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-04-09 03:00 pm | - | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 30.14 | -0.05 | 67.3 | 69.1 | - | - | - | - |
Links which are specific to this station are listed below:
Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.
Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for prior months and years.
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