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

Station operated by Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Coastal Marine Station
30.251 N 88.078 W (30°15'5" N 88°4'40" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 5.32 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 9.68 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 3.34 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 2.1 m below MLLW

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Station DPHA1

Conditions at DPHA1 as of
(7:00 pm CST on 01/20/2026)
0100 GMT on 01/21/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.41 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):+0.01 in ( Rising )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 53.1 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 55.6 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
TIME
(CST)		 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
2026-01-20 06:00 pm- 1.9-----30.41+0.00 53.1 53.4----
2026-01-20 05:00 pm- 1.9-----30.40-0.03 53.8 52.2----
2026-01-20 04:00 pm- 1.9-----30.40-0.04 53.6 52.2----
2026-01-20 03:00 pm- 5.1-----30.41-0.07 53.2 52.2----
2026-01-20 02:00 pm- 5.1-----30.43-0.08 52.5 51.8----
2026-01-20 01:00 pm- 8.0-----30.45-0.06 50.9 52.2----
2026-01-20 12:00 pm- 8.0-----30.48+0.00 49.5 51.6----
2026-01-20 11:00 am- 11.1-----30.50+0.04 48.0 51.6----
2026-01-20 10:00 am- 9.9-----30.51+0.06 47.1 51.1----
2026-01-20 09:00 am- 9.9-----30.48+0.06 48.4 50.5----
2026-01-20 08:00 am- 7.0-----30.46+0.05 48.9 50.2----
2026-01-20 07:00 am- 8.0-----30.44+0.04 48.7 50.2----
2026-01-20 06:00 am- 7.0-----30.42+0.03 49.5 50.5----
2026-01-20 05:00 am- 8.0-----30.41+0.01 48.9 50.7----
2026-01-20 04:00 am- 6.0-----30.40- 49.8 51.3----
2026-01-20 03:00 am- 7.0-----30.40+0.00 50.2 50.5----
2026-01-20 02:00 am- 6.0-----30.40- 50.7 50.4----
2026-01-20 12:00 am- 7.0-----30.40+0.03 51.3 50.9----
2026-01-19 09:00 pm- 5.1-----30.37+0.05 49.8 55.6----
2026-01-19 08:00 pm- 6.0-----30.35+0.06 51.4 57.6----