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Station PLXA2 - 9451054 - Port Alexander, AK Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station PLXA2

Station PLXA2

Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service
Water Level Observation Network
56.247 N 134.647 W (56°14'48" N 134°38'48" W)

Site elevation: 3 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 7.3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 7.6 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 5.6 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 5.7 m below site elevation

Search And Rescue (SAR) Data

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations near station PLXA2

Latest Satellite Wind Map for this Area

Conditions at PLXA2 as of
0106 GMT on 11/25/2009:
Unit of Measure:    Time Zone:   

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind SpeedWind Speed (WSPD):0.0 m/s
5-day plot - Wind GustWind Gust (GST):3.1 m/s
5-day plot - Atmospheric PressureAtmospheric Pressure (PRES):1000.5 mb
5-day plot - Air TemperatureAir Temperature (ATMP): 3.8 °C
5-day plot - Water TemperatureWater Temperature (WTMP): 7.6 °C
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric PressureCombined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
NOS Water Level Observation NetworkWater Level
Previous observations
5-day plot - Wind Direction5-day plot - Wind Speed5-day plot - Wind Gust5-day plot - Wave Height5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period5-day plot - Average Period5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure5-day plot - Pressure Tendency5-day plot - Air Temperature5-day plot - Water Temperature5-day plot - Dew Point5-day plot - Salinity5-day plot - Visibility5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
MM DD TIME
(GMT)		   WDIR WSPD
m/s		 GST
m/s		 WVHT
m		 DPD
sec		 APD
sec		 MWD PRES
mb		 PTDY
mb		 ATMP
°C		 WTMP
°C		 DEWP
°C		 SAL
psu		 VIS
km		 TIDE
m
11250100   - 0.0 2.1----1000.7 -3.6 3.7 7.6----
11250054   - 0.0 2.6----1000.8- 3.8 7.6----
11250048   ESE 0.5 3.1----1000.9- 3.9 7.6----
11250042   - 0.0 2.1----1001.2- 4.0 7.6----
11250036   SSE 0.5 3.1----1001.3- 4.0 7.6----
11250030   WSW 1.0 1.5----1001.3- 3.9 7.6----
11250024   - 0.0 1.5----1001.5- 4.0 7.6----
11250018   - 0.0 1.5----1001.6- 4.1 7.6----
11250012   - 0.0 2.6----1001.7- 4.1 7.6----
11250006   - 0.0 1.0----1001.9- 4.2 7.6----
11250000   - 0.0 2.6----1001.9 -3.6 4.2 7.6----
11242354   ESE 1.0 1.5----1002.1- 4.4 7.6----
11242342    SE 0.5 1.5----1002.3- 4.4 7.6----
11242336   ESE 1.0 2.1----1002.4- 4.3 7.6----
11242330   SSE 1.0 2.6----1002.5- 4.5 7.6----
11242324    SE 0.5 2.1----1002.6- 4.4 7.6----
11242318    SE 1.0 2.1----1002.7- 4.4 7.6----
11242312    SE 1.0 1.5----1002.7- 4.4 7.6----
11242306   ESE 1.0 2.1----1002.9- 4.5 7.6----
11242300   - 0.0 2.1----1003.0 -4.3 4.6 7.6----
11242254   ESE 1.0 2.6----1003.1- 4.5 7.6----
11242248    SE 1.0 2.1----1003.3- 4.5 7.6----
11242242   ESE 1.0 2.1----1003.4- 4.7 7.6----
11242230   ESE 0.5 2.1----1003.6- 4.7 7.6----
11242224    SE 0.5 2.1----1003.8- 4.6 7.6----
11242218   ESE 0.5 2.1----1003.9- 4.4 7.6----
11242212   WSW 1.5 3.1----1004.1- 4.7 7.6----
11242206    SE 1.5 2.1----1004.2- 4.6 7.6----
11242200   ENE 0.5 2.1----1004.3 -4.7 4.7 7.6----
11242154   - 0.0 1.5----1004.4- 4.7 7.6----
11242148   ESE 1.0 2.6----1004.5- 4.8 7.6----
11242142   ENE 0.5 2.6----1004.6- 4.8 7.6----
11242136   - 0.0 3.1----1004.7- 4.9 7.6----
11242130    NW 1.5 4.6----1005.1- 5.0 7.6----
11242124   WNW 1.0 3.6----1005.1- 5.4 7.6----
11242118    NW 2.1 3.6----1005.2- 5.6 7.6----
11242112    SE 1.0 2.6----1005.3- 5.5 7.6----
11242106    SW 1.5 3.1----1005.5- 5.4 7.6----
11242100    SE 1.5 3.6----1005.5 -4.8 5.3 7.6----
11242054   SSE 1.5 2.6----1005.8- 5.4 7.6----
11242048    NW 1.5 2.6----1006.1- 5.6 7.6----
11242042    SW 1.0 3.6----1006.2- 5.7 7.6----
11242036    E 1.5 3.6----1006.4- 5.8 7.6----
11242030    S 0.5 2.6----1006.5- 5.9 7.6----
11242024    S 1.0 2.6----1006.7- 5.8 7.6----
11242018   - 0.0 2.6----1006.9- 5.7 7.6----
11242012    S 1.0 3.1----1007.1- 5.7 7.6----
11242006    SW 1.0 3.6----1007.3- 5.8 7.6----
11242000   SSW 1.5 3.6----1007.3 -4.5 5.8 7.6----
11241954   ENE 1.5 2.6----1007.4- 5.6 7.6----
11241948    W 1.0 3.1----1007.6- 5.8 7.6----
11241936   - 0.0 2.1----1007.9- 5.6 7.6----
11241930    S 1.0 2.6----1008.0- 5.6 7.6----
11241924   - 0.0 2.6----1008.2- 5.6 7.6----
11241918   - 0.0 2.1----1008.4- 5.7 7.6----
11241912   WNW 1.5 3.6----1008.6- 5.7 7.6----
11241906    SE 1.0 3.6----1008.7- 5.7 7.6----
11241900   - 0.0 2.6----1009.0 -3.7 5.8 7.6----
11241854   SSW 1.0 3.6----1009.1- 5.9 7.6----
11241848    SE 1.0 2.6----1009.2- 6.0 7.6----
11241842   SSE 0.5 2.1----1009.3- 6.0 7.6----
11241836    SE 1.5 3.1----1009.4- 6.0 7.6----
11241830   WSW 0.5 1.5----1009.7- 5.9 7.6----
11241824   ESE 0.5 2.1----1009.8- 5.9 7.6----
11241818    S 0.5 2.1----1009.8- 5.9 7.6----
11241812    E 0.5 3.1----1010.0- 5.8 7.6----
11241806   SSE 1.0 2.6----1010.3- 5.8 7.6----
11241800   - 0.0 2.6----1010.3 -3.3 5.8 7.6----
11241754    S 1.0 2.6----1010.4- 5.9 7.6----
11241748   WNW 1.0 2.6----1010.7- 5.9 7.6----
11241742    NW 1.0 2.6----1010.8- 5.9 7.6----
11241736   SSE 0.5 3.1----1010.7- 5.8 7.6----
11241724    NW 1.5 2.6----1011.1- 5.8 7.6----
11241718   NNE 0.5 3.6----1011.3- 5.8 7.6----
11241712    S 0.5 2.1----1011.5- 5.7 7.6----
11241706    N 0.5 3.1----1011.7- 5.7 7.6----
11241700   WSW 0.5 2.1----1011.8 -2.5 5.7 7.6----
11241654   SSW 1.0 2.6----1012.0- 5.6 7.6----
11241648   SSE 1.0 2.1----1012.1- 5.5 7.6----
11241642    SE 1.0 2.6----1012.0- 5.6 7.6----
11241636    SE 1.0 2.1----1012.0- 5.6 7.6----
11241630    W 1.0 2.6----1012.0- 5.6 7.6----
11241624   ESE 0.5 1.5----1012.1- 5.5 7.6----
11241612   - 0.0 1.5----1012.4- 5.4 7.6----
11241606   - 0.0 2.1----1012.5- 5.4 7.6----
11241600    SW 0.5 2.1----1012.7 -2.4 5.4 7.6----
11241554   ESE 1.0 1.5----1012.9- 5.4 7.6----
11241548    SE 0.5 2.6----1012.9- 5.5 7.6----
11241542    SE 0.5 2.1----1012.9- 5.5 7.6----
11241536    SE 1.0 2.1----1012.9- 5.5 7.6----
11241530   - 0.0 2.6----1013.2- 5.5 7.6----
11241524    SE 0.5 1.5----1013.3- 5.4 7.6----
11241518   ESE 1.0 2.1----1013.4- 5.5 7.6----
11241512   WSW 0.5 2.1----1013.6- 5.4 7.6----
11241506   ESE 0.5 2.1----1013.6- 5.3 7.6----
11241500   - 0.0 1.5----1013.6 -2.0 5.3 7.6----
11241454    SE 1.0 1.5----1013.6- 5.3 7.6----
11241448    S 0.5 2.6----1013.7- 5.3 7.6----
11241442    S 0.5 2.6----1013.8- 5.3 7.6----
11241436    NW 0.5 2.1----1013.8- 5.4 7.6----
11241430   ESE 1.0 2.6----1013.8- 5.4 7.6----
11241424   ESE 1.0 2.6----1013.8- 5.3 7.6----
11241418    E 0.5 1.5----1013.8- 5.3 7.7----
11241412   SSE 0.5 1.5----1014.0- 5.4 7.7----
11241406    N 0.5 1.0----1014.1- 5.4 7.7----
11241400   - 0.0 2.1----1014.3 -2.0 5.4 7.7----
11241354   ESE 0.5 1.5----1014.4- 5.5 7.7----
11241348   - 0.0 1.5----1014.5- 5.4 7.7----
11241342    E 1.0 2.6----1014.7- 5.5 7.7----
11241336    SW 1.0 2.1----1014.8- 5.5 7.7----
11241330   - 0.0 2.1----1014.8- 5.5 7.7----
11241324    N 1.0 1.5----1014.8- 5.5 7.7----
11241312    W 1.0 2.1----1014.9- 5.6 7.7----
11241306   NNW 0.5 2.1----1015.0- 5.6 7.7----
11241300    W 1.0 2.6----1015.1 -1.2 5.7 7.7----
11241254    NW 1.0 2.6----1015.1- 5.7 7.6----
11241248   WNW 1.0 2.6----1015.3- 5.6 7.6----
11241242   NNW 1.5 2.1----1015.4- 5.7 7.6----
11241236   NNW 0.5 2.1----1015.5- 5.7 7.6----
11241230   WNW 1.0 2.1----1015.4- 5.8 7.6----
11241224    NW 1.0 2.1----1015.4- 5.8 7.6----
11241218    NW 1.0 2.6----1015.4- 5.7 7.6----
11241212    NW 0.5 1.5----1015.4- 5.7 7.6----
11241206   NNW 0.5 2.6----1015.5- 5.7 7.6----
11241200    N 0.5 1.5----1015.6- 5.5 7.6----
11241154    E------1015.7- 5.2 7.6----
11241148    E------1015.8- 4.7 7.6----
11241142    N 0.5 1.0----1015.8- 4.2 7.6----
11241136   - 0.0 0.5----1015.9- 4.0 7.6----
11241130   - 0.0 1.0----1016.0- 4.2 7.6----
11241124   - 0.0 1.0----1016.1- 4.5 7.6----
11241118   - 0.0 0.5----1016.2- 4.7 7.6----
11241112   - 0.0 0.5----1016.2- 4.8 7.6----
11241106   - 0.0 1.0----1016.3- 4.8 7.6----
11241100   - 0.0 1.0----1016.3 +0.5 5.1 7.6----
11241048    W 2.1 3.6----1016.3- 5.4 7.6----
11241042   WSW 2.1 3.6----1016.4- 5.5 7.6----
11241036   WSW 3.6 5.1----1016.4- 5.7 7.6----
11241030   WSW 2.6 3.6----1016.4- 6.0 7.6----
11241024    SW 2.6 5.7----1016.4- 6.0 7.6----
11241018    SW 3.6 5.1----1016.4- 5.8 7.6----
11241012    SW 0.5 3.1----1016.2- 5.4 7.6----
11241006   SSW 2.1 3.1----1016.3- 5.5 7.5----
11241000   SSW 0.5 1.5----1016.3 +1.7 5.1 7.5----
11240954    S 0.5 2.1----1016.3- 5.2 7.6----
11240948    SW------1016.3- 5.2 7.6----
11240942   - 0.0 1.0----1016.3- 5.1 7.6----
11240936    S 0.5 2.6----1016.3- 5.2 7.6----
11240930    E 1.0 6.7----1016.4- 5.4 7.6----
11240924    S 3.1 4.6----1016.3- 6.0 7.6----
11240918    S 0.5 1.5----1016.3- 5.5 7.6----
11240912   SSW 0.5 1.5----1016.2- 5.5 7.6----
11240906    S 0.5 1.5----1016.2- 5.8 7.6----
11240900   - 0.0 1.0----1016.1 +2.3 5.6 7.6----
11240854   - 0.0 1.5----1016.2- 5.7 7.6----
11240848    S 0.5 2.1----1016.1- 5.7 7.6----
11240842    SW 1.0 2.1----1016.2- 5.9 7.6----
11240836    SW 1.5 3.1----1016.1- 6.1 7.6----
11240830   SSW 1.5 2.6----1016.1- 6.0 7.5----
11240824   SSW 1.0 2.1----1016.0- 5.9 7.5----
11240818    SW 1.0 2.6----1016.0- 6.0 7.5----
11240812    SW 1.5 2.1----1015.9- 5.8 7.5----
11240806   SSW 1.0 1.5----1015.8- 5.7 7.6----
11240800   SSW 1.5 2.6----1015.8 +2.9 5.8 7.6----
11240754   SSW 2.6-----1015.7- 5.6 7.5----
11240748   WSW 1.5 3.6----1015.6- 5.7 7.6----
11240742    SW 0.5 1.5----1015.4- 5.1 7.6----
11240736   WSW 0.5 1.0----1015.3- 5.2 7.5----
11240730    NE------1015.2- 5.5 7.5----
11240724   - 0.0 1.5----1015.0- 5.6 7.5----
11240718    S 1.0 1.0----1014.9- 5.6 7.5----
11240712    S 1.0 1.5----1014.8- 5.6 7.5----
11240706   SSW 1.0 2.6----1014.7- 5.5 7.5----
11240700   - 0.0 1.5----1014.6 +3.0 5.5 7.5----
11240654   SSW 1.0 2.1----1014.5- 5.6 7.5----
11240648   SSW 1.5 3.1----1014.5- 5.8 7.4----
11240642   SSW 1.0 3.6----1014.4- 5.8 7.4----
11240636   SSW 2.1 3.1----1014.4- 5.9 7.5----
11240630    S 2.1 3.1----1014.3- 6.0 7.5----
11240624    SW 1.5 4.1----1014.3- 5.9 7.5----
11240618   SSW 2.6 4.6----1014.2- 6.0 7.5----
11240612    S 2.6 4.1----1014.2- 5.7 7.5----
11240606   SSW 1.5 3.6----1014.0- 5.6 7.5----
11240600   SSW 2.6 3.1----1013.8 +3.4 5.6 7.5----
11240554   WSW 2.6 4.1----1013.7- 5.8 7.5----
11240548   WSW 1.5 7.2----1013.7- 5.7 7.5----
11240542    S 3.6 6.7----1013.7- 6.2 7.5----
11240536    S 4.6 6.2----1013.8- 6.2 7.6----
11240530   SSW 5.1 8.8----1013.9- 6.1 7.6----
11240524   SSW 5.1 9.3----1013.7- 6.1 7.6----
11240518   SSW 8.2 12.4----1013.5- 6.2 7.6----
11240512    S 5.7 11.8----1013.2- 6.9 7.6----
11240506   SSW 5.7 10.3----1013.1- 6.8 7.6----
11240500    S 5.1 8.8----1012.9 +4.0 6.7 7.6----
11240454   SSW 5.7 9.8----1012.8- 6.7 7.6----
11240448   SSW 5.7 8.8----1012.7- 6.8 7.6----
11240442   SSW 5.7 7.7----1012.6- 6.8 7.6----
11240436   SSW 6.7 9.8----1012.5- 6.8 7.6----
11240430    S 5.7 11.8----1012.4- 6.7 7.6----
11240424   SSW 5.7 11.3----1012.3- 6.6 7.6----
11240418    S 4.1 7.2----1012.1- 6.6 7.6----
11240412    S 4.6 8.2----1012.0- 6.5 7.6----
11240400   SSW 3.1 6.7----1011.6 +4.1 6.1 7.6----
11240354   SSW 4.1 6.7----1011.5- 6.1 7.6----
11240348   SSW 4.1 6.2----1011.4- 5.9 7.6----
11240342   SSW 3.6 6.2----1011.4- 6.2 7.6----
11240336    S 2.1 3.6----1011.1- 6.2 7.6----
11240330    SE 1.0 4.1----1010.9- 5.9 7.6----
11240324   NNW 1.0 2.1----1010.9- 5.9 7.6----
11240318    E 0.5 1.5----1010.8- 5.8 7.6----
11240312   ENE 0.5 2.6----1010.7- 6.0 7.6----
11240306    W 2.1 5.1----1010.6- 6.1 7.6----
11240300    S 2.1 6.7----1010.4 +4.6 6.0 7.6----
11240254   SSW 2.6 7.7----1010.1- 6.0 7.6----
11240248    S 5.1 7.7----1010.1- 6.1 7.6----
11240242   SSW 5.7 10.8----1009.9- 6.3 7.6----
11240236   SSW 4.6 10.8----1009.8- 6.7 7.5----
11240230   SSW 6.2 9.3----1009.5- 6.8 7.6----
11240224   SSW 5.7 10.8----1009.5- 6.7 7.6----
11240218   SSW 4.6 8.8----1009.3- 6.6 7.6----
11240212   SSW 6.2 10.3----1009.1- 6.7 7.6----
11240206    S 8.2 11.8----1009.0- 6.7 7.6----
11240200   SSW 6.7 9.8----1008.9 +4.6 6.6 7.6----
11240154   SSW 6.2 9.8----1008.7- 6.5 7.6----
11240148   SSW 4.6 11.3----1008.6- 6.3 7.6----
11240142   SSW 1.0 3.1----1008.5- 5.9 7.6----
11240136    SW 2.1 4.6----1008.3- 6.0 7.6----
11240130    W 3.6 7.2----1008.3- 5.8 7.6----
11240124   WSW 2.6 9.8----1008.3- 5.8 7.6----
11240118    SW 6.2 10.3----1008.2- 6.0 7.6----
11240112    S 4.1 7.7----1007.9- 5.9 7.6----
11240106    SW 4.1 7.7----1007.6- 5.6 7.6----
11240100   SSW 3.1 5.1----1007.5 +4.9 5.4 7.6----
11240054   SSW 3.1 4.6----1007.5- 5.1 7.6----

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