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Station PPTA1 - Perdido Pass, AL Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station PPTA1

Station operated by Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Water Quality Station
30.279 N 87.556 W (30°16'44" N 87°33'21" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 5.42 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 12.23 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 2.36 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1.3 m below MLLW

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Conditions at PPTA1 as of
(3:00 am CDT)
0800 GMT on 09/16/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 11.1 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.13 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.01 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 93.7 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 86.9 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 11.7 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
2026-09-16 02:00 am- 11.1-----30.11-0.04 93.4 87.1----
2026-09-16 12:00 am- 6.0-----30.13+0.00 93.9 87.1----
2026-09-15 11:00 pm- 4.1-----30.15+0.05 94.1 87.3----
2026-09-15 10:00 pm- 4.1-----30.13+0.05 93.9 87.3----
2026-09-15 09:00 pm- 6.0-----30.14+0.05 93.9 87.4----
2026-09-15 08:00 pm- 5.1-----30.10+0.03 94.8 87.4----
2026-09-15 07:00 pm- 4.1-----30.08+0.00 94.5 87.6----
2026-09-15 06:00 pm- 4.1-----30.09+0.01 96.1 87.6----
2026-09-15 05:00 pm- 5.1-----30.07-0.04 96.8 87.3----
2026-09-15 04:00 pm- 6.0-----30.08-0.04 97.3 88.9----
2026-09-15 03:00 pm- 5.1-----30.08-0.04 97.7 88.7----
2026-09-15 02:00 pm- 5.1-----30.11-0.01 97.3 88.5----
2026-09-15 01:00 pm- 5.1-----30.12+0.01 97.0 87.8----
2026-09-15 12:00 pm- 6.0-----30.11+0.01 95.2 87.4----
2026-09-15 11:00 am- 8.0-----30.12+0.03 93.7 86.9----
2026-09-15 10:00 am- 6.0-----30.11+0.03 92.8 86.5----
2026-09-15 09:00 am- 6.0-----30.11+0.03 90.1 86.2----
2026-09-15 08:00 am- 5.1-----30.10+0.05 89.6 86.0----
2026-09-15 07:00 am- 4.1-----30.09+0.05 88.0 86.0----
2026-09-15 06:00 am- 2.9-----30.08+0.05 88.5 86.4----
2026-09-15 05:00 am- 4.1-----30.05+0.03 88.3 86.4----
2026-09-15 04:00 am- 2.9-----30.03+0.01 89.1 86.4----