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Station DESW1 - Destruction Island, WA Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station DESW1


Conditions at DESW1 as of
(8:00 am CDT)
1300 GMT on 05/15/2025:
     

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 Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): SE ( 130 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 6 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 6 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.15 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.01 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 6 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 6 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
8:00 amSSE ( 160 deg ) 4 kts
7:50 amSE ( 142 deg ) 4 kts
7:40 amSE ( 127 deg ) 3 kts
7:30 amESE ( 102 deg ) 1 kts
7:20 amE ( 96 deg ) 0 kts
7:10 amS ( 180 deg ) 1 kts
     
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(CDT)
5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
7:58 amSSE ( 160 deg ) 6 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
2025-05-15 07:00 am S 3 3----30.16+0.00------
2025-05-15 06:00 am E 3 4----30.16+0.00------
2025-05-15 05:00 am N 2 2----30.16+0.00------
2025-05-15 04:00 am N 5 5----30.16-0.01------
2025-05-15 03:00 amWNW 6 6----30.16-0.02------
2025-05-15 02:00 amWNW 9 10----30.16-0.02------
2025-05-15 01:00 amWNW 11 12----30.17-0.02------
2025-05-15 12:00 amWNW 14 15----30.18+0.00------
2025-05-14 11:00 pmWNW 16 17----30.19+0.00------
2025-05-14 10:00 pmWNW 15 17----30.19+0.00------
2025-05-14 09:00 pm NW 14 15----30.18+0.00------
2025-05-14 08:00 pm NW 13 15----30.18+0.00------
2025-05-14 07:00 pmWNW 11 13----30.19+0.02------
2025-05-14 06:00 pm NW 16 18----30.18+0.02------
2025-05-14 05:00 pmWNW 13 14----30.18+0.03------
2025-05-14 04:00 pmWNW 12 12----30.17+0.02------
2025-05-14 03:00 pm S 7 8----30.16+0.03------
2025-05-14 02:00 pmSSW 6 7----30.15+0.02------
2025-05-14 01:00 pm W 3 5----30.15+0.04------
2025-05-14 12:00 pm W 7 8----30.13+0.03------
2025-05-14 11:00 am W 9 10----30.13+0.01------
2025-05-14 10:00 am W 12 13----30.11+0.01------
2025-05-14 09:00 amWNW 15 16----30.11+0.00------
2025-05-14 08:00 am NW 10 12----30.11+0.01------