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NOAA NDBC WLXA2

Tin City water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for Tin City from NDBC station Wales, AK (WLXA2). The station is 4.6 nautical miles from Tin City.

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Latest report

Water temperature unavailable

This station's latest report did not include a water temperature.

Water
Not in this report
Wind
22 kt (25.3 mph)
Gust
28 kt
Seas
ft
Observed
Oct 22, 3:02 PM AKDT

Wind at 22 knots is Beaufort force 6, Strong breeze. Small-craft-advisory weather on many coasts. Most recreational boats treat this as a stay-in day. Beaufort scale · Knots to mph

Source and freshness

Retrieved from the NOAA NDBC realtime 2 file. A fresh copy is reused for about 2 minutes, and a recent copy can stand in for up to 30 minutes if the feed blips. Retrieved Oct 22, 3:21 PM AKDT.

NDBC station WLXA2 · Realtime file

This buoy is also the observation station for Lost River, Seward Peninsula, Point Spencer, Port Clarence, Shishmaref Inlet, Teller, Port Clarance.

Check the boat day

Go / No-Go for Tin CityThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.Tin City tide chartCO-OPS 9469439 highs and lows.

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Water temperature questions

Where does the Tin City water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station WLXA2 (Wales, AK). That is the same buoy file the Tin City harbor page already requests. This page does not add a separate CO-OPS water-temperature product.

How fresh is the buoy reading?

The page shows the observation time from the NDBC report and the time Boat or Nope retrieved the file. The realtime file is cached for about 2 minutes when fresh, and a recent copy can be reused for up to 30 minutes if NDBC is briefly unavailable.

Why might the beach feel different from this temperature?

A buoy can sit offshore of the harbor, and shallow water warms and cools faster than the sensor. The station name and distance, when Boat or Nope has one, say how far the reading is from the harbor.

What does a cold reading mean for boating?

Water under 60°F can cause cold shock if someone falls in. The note on this page is general context. It is not a life-jacket or wetsuit rule for your boat.