There is a HIGH RISK of rip currents at the local beaches through at least Saturday. Every year, over 100 people die from rip currents in the US. More information about rip currents can be found at weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent
A Small Craft Advisory is in effect from 12 PM CST Friday until 6 PM CST Saturday evening. Southeasterly winds of 15-25 knots gusting up to 30 knots, and seas 5-8 feet seas are expected.
The next cold front arrives early Sunday, bringing the coolest temperatures since February, rain chances, and marine/beach hazards. We'll likely start off the month of December with temperatures around 10 degrees below normal.
Near normal temperatures warm back above normal on Saturday before a stronger cold front arrives on Sunday. A cold front will bring a medium 40-50% chance of rain Sunday persisting along the coast into Monday. Well-below normal temperatures are expected Monday and Tuesday.
In the Location column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. A new window will open.
In the Wind column, the letter indicates direction the wind blows from (N=North, E=East, S=South, W=West, NE=Northeast, etc). VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". Wind speeds are in MPH.
In the Baro (pressure) column, values are in inches.
In the Remarks column, HX is the Heat Index and WCI is Wind Chill Index (if shown). These are "Feels Like" temperatures. VSB is Visibility. "N/A" will be displayed if values are not available.
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