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Station PILA2 - Pilot Rock, AK Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station PILA2

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59.742 N 149.470 W (59°44'30" N 149°28'12" W)

Site elevation: 24 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 6.4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 6.6 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 25 m above mean sea level

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Station PILA2

Conditions at PILA2 as of
(11:00 pm AKDT on 04/12/2025)
0700 GMT on 04/13/2025:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):ENE ( 70 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 35 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 39 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.53 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.09 in ( Falling Rapidly )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 35.6 °F
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 35.2 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 20.8 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 37 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 39 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Continuous Winds
TIME
(AKDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction WDIR 5-day plot - Wind Speed WSPD
11:00 pmENE ( 70 deg ) 34 kts
10:50 pmENE ( 65 deg ) 33 kts
10:40 pmENE ( 63 deg ) 35 kts
10:30 pmENE ( 69 deg ) 34 kts
10:20 pmENE ( 68 deg ) 34 kts
10:10 pmENE ( 70 deg ) 34 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(AKDT)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
10:37 pmENE ( 60 deg ) 42 kts
Previous observations
TIME
(AKDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-04-12 10:30 pmENE 35 39----29.55- 35.6- 35.2---
2025-04-12 10:00 pmENE 36 38----29.57-0.10 35.4- 34.9---
2025-04-12 09:30 pmENE 35 38----29.58- 35.6- 35.2---
2025-04-12 09:00 pm E 37 44----29.59-0.09 35.2- 34.7---
2025-04-12 08:30 pm E 33 39----29.61- 35.4- 34.7---
2025-04-12 08:00 pmENE 30 34----29.62-0.11 35.2- 34.9---
2025-04-12 07:30 pmENE 30 33----29.65- 34.5- 34.3---
2025-04-12 07:00 pm E 30 33----29.67-0.08 35.1- 34.7---
2025-04-12 06:30 pm E 28 35----29.69- 35.4- 35.1---
2025-04-12 06:00 pmENE 32 37----29.69-0.07 35.1- 34.5---
2025-04-12 05:30 pm E 30 33----29.71- 34.9- 34.3---
2025-04-12 05:00 pm E 29 31----29.73-0.06 34.9- 34.3---
2025-04-12 04:30 pm E 31 34----29.74- 35.1- 34.0---
2025-04-12 04:00 pm E 32 36----29.75-0.08 35.1- 33.8---
2025-04-12 03:30 pmENE 33 35----29.75- 36.1- 32.2---
2025-04-12 03:00 pmENE 32 37----29.76-0.08 37.2- 31.3---
2025-04-12 02:30 pmENE 31 34----29.78- 37.2- 31.6---
2025-04-12 02:00 pmENE 30 33----29.80-0.04 36.7- 32.4---
2025-04-12 01:30 pm E 28 33----29.82- 36.7- 32.4---
2025-04-12 01:00 pm E 28 32----29.83-0.03 37.6- 28.8---
2025-04-12 12:30 pmENE 26 28----29.83- 38.1- 28.8---
2025-04-12 12:00 pm E 24 28----29.84-0.03 36.9- 30.9---
2025-04-12 11:30 amENE 27 31----29.83- 36.9- 30.7---
2025-04-12 11:00 am E 24 27----29.84-0.03 37.6- 28.2---
2025-04-12 10:30 am E 22 25----29.85- 37.8- 29.8---
2025-04-12 10:00 am E 22 24----29.85-0.03 37.4- 29.3---
2025-04-12 09:30 am E 22 24----29.86- 37.0- 30.4---
2025-04-12 09:00 am NE 6 10----29.87-0.02 33.6- 32.0---
2025-04-12 08:30 am E 19 23----29.88- 34.5- 32.0---
2025-04-12 08:00 am E 18 20----29.88-0.03 35.4- 30.0---
2025-04-12 07:30 amENE 19 20----29.88- 34.2- 32.2---
2025-04-12 07:00 am E 11 13----29.89-0.02 35.1- 32.4---
2025-04-12 06:30 am E 20 21----29.89- 33.8- 32.7---
2025-04-12 06:00 am E 17 19----29.89-0.02 35.8- 31.8---
2025-04-12 05:30 am N 11 12----29.90- 35.2- 26.8---
2025-04-12 05:00 amNNE 11 13----29.90-0.02 35.6- 26.2---
2025-04-12 04:30 am N 9 9----29.91- 35.1- 25.2---
2025-04-12 04:00 am N 11 13----29.91-0.01 34.9- 27.3---
2025-04-12 03:30 am N 10 12----29.91- 34.5- 28.2---
2025-04-12 03:00 am N 10 11----29.91-0.01 34.0- 28.4---
2025-04-12 02:30 am N 10 11----29.92- 33.8- 28.6---
2025-04-12 02:00 am N 10 11----29.92-0.01 33.4- 28.6---
2025-04-12 01:30 am N 9 10----29.93- 33.3- 29.3---
2025-04-12 01:00 am N 10 11----29.92-0.01 32.9- 30.0---
2025-04-12 12:30 am N 10 11----29.92- 32.5- 30.9---
2025-04-12 12:00 am N 8 9----29.92+0.00 32.5- 30.2---
2025-04-11 11:30 pm N 2 3----29.93- 32.2- 30.9---
2025-04-11 11:00 pmESE 5 7----29.93+0.04 32.0- 30.4---