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Station SAUF1 - St. Augustine, FL Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station SAUF1

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C-MAN Station
MARS payload
29.857 N 81.264 W (29°51'26" N 81°15'49" W)

Site elevation: 8.8 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 7.6 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 7.6 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 8.8 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 2 m below MLLW

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Station SAUF1

Conditions at SAUF1 as of
(7:00 am EST)
1200 GMT on 01/30/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 350 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 2 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 2 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.12 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.02 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 52.3 °F
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 46.6 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Continuous Winds
TIME
(EST)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction WDIR 5-day plot - Wind Speed WSPD
7:00 amNNW ( 347 deg ) 2 kts
6:50 amNNW ( 342 deg ) 2 kts
6:40 amNNW ( 342 deg ) 3 kts
6:30 amNNW ( 333 deg ) 3 kts
6:20 amNNW ( 345 deg ) 3 kts
6:10 amN ( 356 deg ) 3 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(EST)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
6:00 amNE ( 40 deg ) 4 kts
Previous observations
TIME
(EST)		 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
2026-01-30 06:00 amNNE 3 4----30.12-0.03 53.6- 45.5---
2026-01-30 05:00 am N 2 2----30.13-0.04 53.4- 44.2---
2026-01-30 04:00 amENE 5 6----30.14-0.03 57.0- 44.2---
2026-01-30 03:00 amENE 6 7----30.15-0.04 56.8- 43.0---
2026-01-30 02:00 am NE 8 8----30.16-0.03 56.8- 42.3---
2026-01-30 01:00 amENE 8 9----30.17-0.01 56.8- 42.6---
2026-01-30 12:00 am E 6 7----30.19+0.00 56.3- 41.5---
2026-01-29 11:00 pm E 7 8----30.20-0.01 55.9- 40.8---
2026-01-29 10:00 pm E 10 10----30.19-0.01 55.2- 39.6---
2026-01-29 09:00 pm E 7 8----30.19+0.00 54.5- 37.0---
2026-01-29 08:00 pmENE 9 9----30.21+0.01 54.0- 35.6---
2026-01-29 07:00 pm NE 9 10----30.20+0.00 53.4- 37.9---
2026-01-29 06:00 pm NE 9 10----30.19+0.00 52.9- 39.6---
2026-01-29 05:00 pm NE 11 12----30.19-0.02 52.2- 37.8---
2026-01-29 04:00 pm NE 13 14----30.19-0.05 51.6- 38.1---
2026-01-29 03:00 pmNNE 11 12----30.20-0.08 51.6- 35.8---
2026-01-29 02:00 pm N 10 12----30.21-0.08 51.4- 32.9---
2026-01-29 01:00 pm N 9 10----30.24-0.05 50.9- 34.5---
2026-01-29 12:00 pm N 10 11----30.28+0.00 50.9- 35.8---
2026-01-29 11:00 am N 11 13----30.29+0.02 51.1- 36.3---
2026-01-29 10:00 am N 11 13----30.29+0.03 49.3- 41.7---
2026-01-29 09:00 amNNW 7 7----30.27+0.01 45.1- 36.3---
2026-01-29 08:00 am NW 5 7----30.27+0.02 40.8- 31.6---