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Station PTAT2 - Port Aransas, TX Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station PTAT2

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C-MAN Station
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27.826 N 97.051 W (27°49'33" N 97°3'2" W)

Site elevation: 0 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 9.1 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 14.9 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 6.4 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below MLLW

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Station PTAT2

Conditions at PTAT2 as of
(2:00 pm CDT)
1900 GMT on 06/09/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):ESE ( 120 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 11 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 13 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.01 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):+0.00 in ( Steady )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 82.6 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 12 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 12 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
2:00 pmESE ( 122 deg ) 12 kts
1:50 pmESE ( 118 deg ) 12 kts
1:40 pmESE ( 114 deg ) 13 kts
1:30 pmESE ( 119 deg ) 13 kts
1:20 pmESE ( 119 deg ) 13 kts
1:10 pmESE ( 119 deg ) 13 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(CDT)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
1:19 pmESE ( 120 deg ) 15 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
2026-06-09 01:00 pmESE 14 16----30.02+0.01 82.4-----
2026-06-09 12:00 pmESE 13 15----30.02+0.01 82.6-----
2026-06-09 11:00 amESE 12 13----30.01+0.02 82.4-----
2026-06-09 10:00 amESE 14 15----30.01+0.04 82.2-----
2026-06-09 09:00 amESE 14 16----30.00+0.04 82.2-----
2026-06-09 08:00 amESE 15 16----29.98+0.03 81.9-----
2026-06-09 07:00 amESE 13 15----29.97+0.02 81.9-----
2026-06-09 06:00 amESE 13 15----29.96+0.00 82.0-----
2026-06-09 05:00 amESE 14 15----29.96-0.02 82.0-----
2026-06-09 04:00 am SE 15 17----29.95-0.04 82.0-----
2026-06-09 03:00 amESE 15 16----29.96-0.04 82.0-----
2026-06-09 02:00 amESE 16 17----29.98-0.01 82.0-----
2026-06-09 01:00 amESE 17 19----29.99+0.03 82.2-----
2026-06-09 12:00 amESE 15 17----29.99+0.05 82.6-----
2026-06-08 11:00 pmESE 15 18----29.98+0.04 82.6-----
2026-06-08 10:00 pmESE 19 20----29.96+0.02 82.6-----
2026-06-08 09:00 pmESE 19 20----29.94+0.00 82.4-----
2026-06-08 08:00 pmESE 16 18----29.94+0.00 82.4-----
2026-06-08 07:00 pmESE 17 18----29.93+0.00 82.8-----
2026-06-08 06:00 pmESE 15 17----29.94+0.01 82.9-----
2026-06-08 05:00 pmESE 15 17----29.94+0.01 83.1-----
2026-06-08 04:00 pm SE 15 17----29.93-0.01 83.1-----
2026-06-08 03:00 pm SE 17 19----29.93+0.00 82.9-----