NDBC has recently revised the NDBC Handbook of Automated Data Quality Control Checks and Procedures. The new document can be found on our Publications page.

Station DPHA1 - Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station DPHA1


Conditions at DPHA1 as of
(6:00 pm CDT)
2300 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 Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.0 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.93 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.03 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 81.5 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 80.6 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
5-day plot -  Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
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 05:00 pm- 2.9-----29.93-0.04 82.0 81.1----
2025-05-15 04:00 pm- 8.0-----29.94-0.03 82.0 81.1----
2025-05-15 03:00 pm- 6.0-----29.96+0.00 82.6 80.1----
2025-05-15 02:00 pm- 7.0-----29.97+0.02 82.0 79.7----
2025-05-15 01:00 pm- 6.0-----29.97+0.04 81.5 79.2----
2025-05-15 12:00 pm- 8.0-----29.96+0.04 81.9 78.4----
2025-05-15 11:00 am- 7.0-----29.96+0.06 81.0 77.9----
2025-05-15 10:00 am- 8.0-----29.94+0.06 80.2 77.5----
2025-05-15 09:00 am- 7.0-----29.93+0.08 79.2 77.0----
2025-05-15 08:00 am- 8.0-----29.89+0.05 79.3 77.0----
2025-05-15 07:00 am- 6.0-----29.88+0.03 77.9 77.0----
2025-05-15 06:00 am- 5.1-----29.85+0.00 77.5 77.0----
2025-05-15 05:00 am- 8.0-----29.85-0.01 77.5 76.8----
2025-05-15 04:00 am- 7.0-----29.84-0.02 77.5 76.8----
2025-05-15 03:00 am- 7.0-----29.85-0.03 77.4 77.2----
2025-05-15 02:00 am- 7.0-----29.85-0.03 77.5 77.7----
2025-05-15 01:00 am- 8.0-----29.87-0.01 77.5 77.9----
2025-05-15 12:00 am- 8.0-----29.88+0.02 77.5 77.9----
2025-05-14 11:00 pm- 6.0-----29.88+0.03 77.5 77.7----
2025-05-14 10:00 pm- 6.0-----29.88+0.03 77.4 77.7----
2025-05-14 09:00 pm- 5.1-----29.86+0.00 77.5 77.9----
2025-05-14 08:00 pm- 4.1-----29.85-0.03 77.5 77.9----
2025-05-14 07:00 pm- 7.0-----29.85-0.04 78.4 77.4----