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SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA (46026)

Local Time: 11:52 AM PDT on May 17, 2008 Location: 37.75 North -122.82 West | Google Maps
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: Hull Number 39 Payload: ARES payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake Note: "Potential Explosion Hazard Exists for this Buoy"

Current Weather/Wave Observations

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

Air Temperature: 53° F / 12° C
Wind direction (W Dir): WNW (285 - 294 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd): 9.7 kts (11.2 mph / 18.0 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd): 11.7 kts (13.4 mph / 21.6 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP): 14 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 6.6 ft / exactly 2.0 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP): 3 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH): 1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Wind Wave Range (WWR): 0.82 - 2.46 ft / 0.25 - 0.75 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): 30.14 in / 1021 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT): +0.03 in / +1.1 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: 180 ft / 55 m
Wave Height: 6.56 ft / 2.00 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 59 / 15 58 / 14
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NW 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 13 5.91 / 1.80 exactly 5.9 / exactly 1.8
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13 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.04 / 1017 +0.01 / +0.3
21:50 58 / 14 57 / 14
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West 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 14 5.91 / 1.80 exactly 5.9 / exactly 1.8
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-
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14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.06 / 1018 +0.03 / +0.9
22:50 58 / 14 57 / 14
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West 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 13 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7
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-
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13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.06 / 1018 +0.03 / +1.0
23:50 57 / 14 56 / 14
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West 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 13 5.91 / 1.80 exactly 5.9 / exactly 1.8
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13 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.06 / 1018 +0.02 / +0.7
00:50 57 / 14 56 / 14
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West 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 13 5.25 / 1.60 exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6
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13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.06 / 1018
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01:50 56 / 14 57 / 14
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WNW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 14 5.25 / 1.60 exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6
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14 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.06 / 1018
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02:50 57 / 14 56 / 14
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WNW 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 12 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7
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12 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.07 / 1018
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03:50 56 / 13 56 / 13
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West 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 12 4.92 / 1.50 exactly 4.9 / exactly 1.5
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12 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.07 / 1018 +0.01 / +0.4
05:50 55 / 13 55 / 13
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WNW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 11 5.25 / 1.60 exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6
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11 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.08 / 1018 +0.01 / +0.3
06:50 55 / 13 55 / 13
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West 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 13 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7
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13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.09 / 1019 +0.02 / +0.8
07:50 54 / 12 55 / 13
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WNW 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 13 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7
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13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.11 / 1020
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08:50 54 / 12 55 / 13
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WNW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 13 6.56 / 2.00 exactly 6.6 / exactly 2.0 3 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 30.12 / 1020 +0.04 / +1.5
09:50 54 / 12 55 / 13
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WNW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 14 5.91 / 1.80 exactly 5.9 / exactly 1.8 3 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.13 / 1020 +0.04 / +1.3
10:50 53 / 12 56 / 13
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WNW 9.7 11.2 / 18.0 14 6.56 / 2.00 exactly 6.6 / exactly 2.0 3 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.14 / 1021 +0.03 / +1.1

Wave Detail Buoy Data for May 17, 2008

Update Time: Water Depth: Wave Height: Spectral Peak Period: Average Wave Period: Sampling Interval: Wave Record:
20:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.87 ft / 1.79 m 13.8 sec 9.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 180 ft / 55 m 6.00 ft / 1.83 m 12.9 sec 10.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.87 ft / 1.79 m 13.8 sec 9.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.51 ft / 1.68 m 12.9 sec 9.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.87 ft / 1.79 m 12.9 sec 9.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
01:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.31 ft / 1.62 m 12.9 sec 9.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
02:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.09 ft / 1.55 m 13.8 sec 9.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
06:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.12 ft / 1.56 m 11.4 sec 9.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
07:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.54 ft / 1.69 m 12.9 sec 9.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
08:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.68 ft / 1.73 m 12.9 sec 9.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
09:00 180 ft / 55 m 6.40 ft / 1.95 m 12.9 sec 9.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
10:00 180 ft / 55 m 5.87 ft / 1.79 m 13.8 sec 9.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
11:00 180 ft / 55 m 6.56 ft / 2.00 m 13.8 sec 9.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec

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