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PT ARENA - 19NM North of Point Arena, CA (46014)

Local Time: 11:53 AM PDT on May 17, 2008 Location: 39.22 North -123.97 West | Google Maps
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: Hull Number 3D76 Payload: ARES payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake Note: "Potential Explosive Hazard Exists for this Buoy"

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 10:50 AM PDT on May 17, 2008

Air Temperature: 56° F / 13° C
Wind direction (W Dir): West (275 - 284 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd): 5.8 kts (6.7 mph / 10.8 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd): 7.8 kts (8.9 mph / 14.4 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP): 14 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH): 6.23 ft / 1.90 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 6.2 ft / exactly 1.9 m
Wave Swell Period (WSP): 14 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Wave Swell Range (WSR): 5.74 - 7.38 ft / 1.75 - 2.25 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP): 30.13 in / 1020 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT): +0.04 in / +1.2 hPa
Increasing, then steady; or increasing, then increasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT: Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:11:00 AM PDT on May 17, 2008

Water Depth: 932 ft / 284 m
Wave Height: 6.14 ft / 1.87 m
Spectral Peak Period: 13.8 sec
Average Wave Period: 9.5 sec
Sampling Interval: 0.6 sec
Wave Record: 2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for May 17, 2008

Update Time: Temperature Humidity Wind Dominant Wave Wind Wave Wave Swell Pressure
Air(°F / °C) Water(°F / °C) Dir Speed(kts) Speed(mph / km/h) Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Atmosphere (in / hPa) Tendency (in / hPa)
20:50 62 / 17 52 / 11
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0.0 0.0 / 0.0 13 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 13 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.05 / 1018
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21:50 56 / 14 52 / 11
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ENE 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 13 6.23 / 1.90 exactly 6.2 / exactly 1.9 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 13 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.06 / 1018 +0.02 / +0.6
22:50 57 / 14 52 / 11
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NE 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 13 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 13 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.07 / 1018 +0.03 / +0.9
00:50 56 / 13 51 / 11
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NW 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 13 6.56 / 2.00 exactly 6.6 / exactly 2.0 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 13 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.06 / 1018
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01:50 57 / 14 51 / 11
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NNW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 14 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1
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14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.07 / 1018
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02:50 56 / 13 51 / 10
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NNW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 12 6.56 / 2.00 exactly 6.6 / exactly 2.0
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12 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.07 / 1018
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03:50 54 / 12 51 / 10
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NE 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 12 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1
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12 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.07 / 1018
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04:50 54 / 12 51 / 10
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NNE 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 14 7.22 / 2.20 exactly 7.2 / exactly 2.2
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14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.08 / 1018 +0.01 / +0.3
05:50 54 / 12 51 / 10
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NNE 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 14 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3
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14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.08 / 1018
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06:50 55 / 13 51 / 10
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NNE 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 13 6.56 / 2.00 exactly 6.6 / exactly 2.0
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13 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.08 / 1019 +0.01 / +0.4
07:50 54 / 12 51 / 10
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North 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 12 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3
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12 8.20 / 2.50 7.38 - 9.02 / 2.25 - 2.75 30.09 / 1019 +0.02 / +0.6
08:50 55 / 13 51 / 10
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NW 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 14 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3
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14 8.20 / 2.50 7.38 - 9.02 / 2.25 - 2.75 30.12 / 1020 +0.04 / +1.3
09:50 55 / 13 51 / 11
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West 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 13 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3
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13 8.20 / 2.50 7.38 - 9.02 / 2.25 - 2.75 30.12 / 1020 +0.04 / +1.3
10:50 56 / 13 51 / 11
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West 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 14 6.23 / 1.90 exactly 6.2 / exactly 1.9
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14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.13 / 1020 +0.04 / +1.2

Wave Detail Buoy Data for May 17, 2008

Update Time: Water Depth: Wave Height: Spectral Peak Period: Average Wave Period: Sampling Interval: Wave Record:
21:00 932 ft / 284 m 6.82 ft / 2.08 m 12.9 sec 9.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 932 ft / 284 m 6.27 ft / 1.91 m 12.9 sec 9.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 932 ft / 284 m 6.89 ft / 2.10 m 12.9 sec 10.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 932 ft / 284 m 6.99 ft / 2.13 m 13.8 sec 10.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
03:00 932 ft / 284 m 6.73 ft / 2.05 m 12.1 sec 9.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
04:00 932 ft / 284 m 6.96 ft / 2.12 m 12.1 sec 9.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
06:00 932 ft / 284 m 7.38 ft / 2.25 m 13.8 sec 10.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
07:00 932 ft / 284 m 6.66 ft / 2.03 m 12.9 sec 9.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
08:00 932 ft / 284 m 7.51 ft / 2.29 m 12.1 sec 10.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
09:00 932 ft / 284 m 7.45 ft / 2.27 m 13.8 sec 10.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
10:00 932 ft / 284 m 7.51 ft / 2.29 m 12.9 sec 10.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
11:00 932 ft / 284 m 6.14 ft / 1.87 m 13.8 sec 9.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec

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