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Station BURL1 - Southwest Pass, LA Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station BURL1

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28.906 N 89.429 W (28°54'22" N 89°25'43" W)

Site elevation: 0 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 13.7 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 38 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 13.4 m above mean sea level

The highly endangered Rice's whale, a newly identified species, inhabit the northeastern Gulf of America year-round along the continental shelf-break between 100m and 400m depth. Vessels can kill or injure whales - please use slow speeds and be prepared to avoid surfacing whales. To report sightings call 1-877-WHALE-HELP.

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Station BURL1

Conditions at BURL1 as of
(6:00 pm CDT)
2300 GMT on 10/06/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): NE ( 50 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 15 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 16 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.86 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):+0.02 in ( Rising )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 79.3 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 14 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 16 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Continuous Winds
TIME
(CDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction WDIR 5-day plot - Wind Speed WSPD
6:00 pmNE ( 43 deg ) 16 kts
5:50 pmNE ( 40 deg ) 17 kts
5:40 pmNE ( 38 deg ) 17 kts
5:30 pmNE ( 34 deg ) 18 kts
5:20 pmNE ( 34 deg ) 18 kts
5:10 pmNE ( 40 deg ) 18 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(CDT)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
5:05 pmNE ( 40 deg ) 21 kts
Previous observations
TIME
(CDT)		 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
2026-10-06 05:00 pm NE 19 20----29.85-0.01 79.3-----
2026-10-06 04:00 pm NE 17 18----29.85-0.04 80.2-----
2026-10-06 03:00 pm NE 18 19----29.84-0.06 80.8-----
2026-10-06 02:00 pm NE 15 16----29.86-0.06 81.1-----
2026-10-06 01:00 pmNNE 12 14----29.88-0.03 82.2-----
2026-10-06 12:00 pm NE 13 14----29.91+0.00 81.3-----
2026-10-06 11:00 am NE 13 14----29.92+0.03 80.8-----
2026-10-06 10:00 am NE 14 16----29.91+0.04 81.0-----
2026-10-06 09:00 am NE 14 15----29.90+0.04 80.4-----
2026-10-06 08:00 am NE 12 14----29.89+0.03 80.1-----
2026-10-06 07:00 am NE 11 13----29.87+0.00 80.2-----
2026-10-06 06:00 amNNE 13 14----29.87-0.02 80.4-----
2026-10-06 05:00 am NE 12 15----29.86-0.04 80.6-----
2026-10-06 04:00 amENE 12 14----29.87-0.04 81.1-----
2026-10-06 03:00 am NE 12 14----29.89-0.04 80.6-----
2026-10-06 02:00 am NE 15 16----29.89-0.05 81.3-----
2026-10-06 01:00 amNNE 11 12----29.91-0.04 79.7-----
2026-10-06 12:00 amENE 16 19----29.93-0.02 80.8-----
2026-10-05 11:00 pmENE 16 17----29.94+0.00 81.1-----
2026-10-05 10:00 pmENE 15 16----29.96+0.02 80.2-----
2026-10-05 09:00 pm NE 7 8----29.95+0.03 79.9-----
2026-10-05 08:00 pm NE 9 9----29.94+0.03 79.3-----
2026-10-05 07:00 pm NE 11 11----29.93+0.02 78.3-----
2026-10-05 06:00 pmNNE 15 17----29.92+0.01 78.4-----