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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 am CDT)
0700 GMT on 07/14/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 170 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 17 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 19 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.02 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.02 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 83.8 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 17 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 17 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 amSSE ( 166 deg ) 17 kts
1:50 amSSE ( 167 deg ) 15 kts
1:40 amSSE ( 167 deg ) 16 kts
1:30 amSSE ( 163 deg ) 15 kts
1:20 amSSE ( 160 deg ) 16 kts
1:10 amSSE ( 162 deg ) 16 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(CDT)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
1:57 amS ( 170 deg ) 20 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
2026-07-14 01:00 amSSE 17 19----30.02+0.00 84.0-----
2026-07-14 12:00 amSSE 17 18----30.02+0.01 84.2-----
2026-07-13 11:00 pmSSE 16 18----30.03+0.02 84.2-----
2026-07-13 10:00 pm SE 17 19----30.02+0.01 84.4-----
2026-07-13 09:00 pm SE 15 18----30.01+0.00 84.4-----
2026-07-13 08:00 pm SE 17 18----30.01-0.01 84.6-----
2026-07-13 07:00 pm SE 15 17----30.01-0.02 84.7-----
2026-07-13 06:00 pm SE 15 17----30.01-0.03 84.7-----
2026-07-13 05:00 pm SE 14 15----30.02-0.04 84.9-----
2026-07-13 04:00 pm SE 13 14----30.03-0.05 84.7-----
2026-07-13 03:00 pmSSE 14 15----30.04-0.03 84.6-----
2026-07-13 02:00 pmSSE 13 15----30.06-0.02 84.2-----
2026-07-13 01:00 pm S 14 15----30.08+0.00 83.8-----
2026-07-13 12:00 pmSSE 12 15----30.08+0.00 83.8-----
2026-07-13 11:00 am S 12 14----30.08+0.02 83.5-----
2026-07-13 10:00 am S 12 13----30.08+0.03 83.3-----
2026-07-13 09:00 am S 11 11----30.08+0.04 82.9-----
2026-07-13 08:00 am S 10 11----30.06+0.03 83.3-----
2026-07-13 07:00 am S 9 10----30.05+0.02 83.1-----
2026-07-13 06:00 am S 11 12----30.03+0.00 83.3-----
2026-07-13 05:00 amSSE 11 12----30.03+0.00 83.1-----
2026-07-13 04:00 amSSE 12 13----30.03-0.01 83.3-----
2026-07-13 03:00 amSSE 11 12----30.03-0.02 83.3-----
2026-07-13 02:00 am SE 13 15----30.03-0.02 83.5-----