Weather
Conditions on the Light Station
The station stands thirty-two miles offshore, where the sea decides what is possible. These are the latest readings from the station's own weather instruments and from the NOAA buoy moored on the shoal.
Fish weather
Wind map of the shoal
A forecast wind map for the waters around the station, from FishWeather.
On the shoal
Frying Pan Shoals, NOAA buoy 41013
Observed Oct 4, 9:30 PM EDT
Forecast
Overnight
78°FChance of rain62%
Chance of thunderstorms
National Weather Service
- Wind
- NW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 10 kn
- Wave height
- 2.3 ft @ 10 s
- Water temperature
- 80°F
- Air temperature
- 76°F
- Pressure
- 1017.7 mb
Source: National Data Buoy Center, station 41013. Readings are published by NOAA as observed and are not a forecast.
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What the sea state means for a crossing.
Whether a trip sails is decided close to the day, by the captain, on the forecast for the crossing and for the landing at the station. Wind and wave height matter most; a long swell from a distant storm can stop a trip on a clear, calm-looking morning.
Passengers booked on a trip are told by phone or email once the decision is made. A trip cancelled for weather or sea state is credited toward another date.
