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Coast and sea
Marine observations - Channel
- Location 49.917, -2.883
- Altitude 0 m above mean sea level
Tuesday (19 November 2024)
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature |
12.9°
|
12.6°
|
11.8°
|
11.4°
|
11.8°
|
12.3°
|
11.8°
|
10.6°
|
9.1°
|
8.4°
|
7.8°
|
7.8°
|
8.0°
|
8.0°
|
7.9°
|
| Wind Direction and speed |
W
30
|
W
29
|
W
28
|
W
29
|
W
27
|
WNW
30
|
WNW
29
|
NW
26
|
NW
20
|
NNW
22
|
N
19
|
N
17
|
N
17
|
N
16
|
N
16
|
| Humidity | 80% | 79% | 81% | 75% | 74% | 67% | 69% | 72% | 80% | 78% | 75% | 77% | 78% | 74% | 70% |
| Pressure | 999 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 999 | 999 | 1,000 | 1,001 | 1,002 | 1,003 | 1,004 | 1,005 | 1,006 | 1,007 | 1,008 |
| Dew point temperature | 9.6° | 9.0° | 8.7° | 7.1° | 7.4° | 6.3° | 6.4° | 5.8° | 5.9° | 4.7° | 3.7° | 4.0° | 4.4° | 3.7° | 2.7° |
| Sea Temperature | 15.0° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.8° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 15.0° | 15.0° | 15.1° | 15.1° | 15.0° | 15.0° | 14.9° | 14.9° |
Wednesday (20 November 2024)
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature |
7.7°
|
7.5°
|
7.4°
|
7.6°
|
7.7°
|
7.8°
|
8.1°
|
8.1°
|
8.4°
|
8.3°
|
7.8°
|
8.4°
|
8.9°
|
8.6°
|
8.4°
|
8.6°
|
8.6°
|
8.8°
|
8.7°
|
8.7°
|
8.4°
|
8.3°
|
8.2°
|
8.3°
|
| Wind Direction and speed |
N
15
|
N
14
|
N
11
|
N
10
|
NNW
11
|
NW
9
|
NNW
13
|
N
12
|
NW
12
|
NW
27
|
WNW
17
|
WNW
17
|
WNW
19
|
NNW
22
|
NW
18
|
NNW
17
|
NNW
16
|
NNW
16
|
NNW
12
|
NNW
13
|
NNW
11
|
N
5
|
WNW
3
|
SSE
4
|
| Humidity | 66% | 60% | 60% | 59% | 59% | 60% | 61% | 58% | 60% | 73% | 76% | 67% | 60% | 59% | 59% | 64% | 56% | 58% | 60% | 56% | 52% | 50% | 53% | 54% |
| Pressure | 1,009 | 1,010 | 1,011 | 1,011 | 1,011 | 1,012 | 1,012 | 1,012 | 1,012 | 1,012 | 1,013 | 1,013 | 1,013 | 1,013 | 1,013 | 1,013 | 1,013 | 1,014 | 1,014 | 1,013 | 1,013 | 1,013 | 1,012 | 1,011 |
| Dew point temperature | 1.8° | 0.3° | 0.2° | 0.2° | 0.1° | 0.5° | 1.1° | 0.4° | 1.2° | 3.8° | 3.8° | 2.7° | 1.6° | 1.0° | 0.9° | 2.2° | 0.4° | 1.1° | 1.3° | 0.5° | -0.8° | -1.5° | -0.9° | -0.4° |
| Sea Temperature | 14.8° | 14.8° | 14.8° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 15.0° | 15.0° | 15.0° | 15.0° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.8° | 14.8° | 14.8° | 14.8° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 15.0° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.9° |
Thursday (21 November 2024)
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature |
8.6°
|
8.9°
|
9.4°
|
9.6°
|
7.4°
|
6.4°
|
5.7°
|
5.5°
|
5.1°
|
| Wind Direction and speed |
SSE
7
|
SE
10
|
SE
13
|
SSE
17
|
SE
22
|
SE
26
|
SE
28
|
ESE
32
|
E
31
|
| Humidity | 53% | 53% | 56% | 45% | 76% | 81% | 91% | 91% | 92% |
| Pressure | 1,010 | 1,009 | 1,007 | 1,004 | 1,003 | 1,001 | 999 | 997 | 995 |
| Dew point temperature | -0.4° | -0.1° | 1.0° | -1.8° | 3.5° | 3.4° | 4.4° | 4.2° | 3.9° |
| Sea Temperature | 14.8° | 14.8° | 14.8° | 14.8° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.9° | 14.9° |
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