SANTA BARBARA W NM West of Santa Barbara, CA (46054)

Conditions for Friday

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Air Temperature:	55° F
Wind direction (W Dir):	NW (305 - 314 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	19.4 kts (22.4 mph)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	25.3 kts (29.1 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	16 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	9.84 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 9.8 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	4.92 ft
Wind Wave Range (WWR):	4.10 - 5.74 ft
Wave Swell Period (WSP):	16 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH):	8.20 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR):	7.38 - 9.02 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	30.16 in
Pressure Tendency (PT):	+0.02 in Decreasing or steady, then increasing; or increasing, then increasing more rapidly

Updated: 7:50 AM PST on February 10, 2012

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Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated: 8:00 AM PST on February 10, 2012

General Information

Location:	34.274 North -120.459 West
Buoy Type:	3-meter discus buoy
Buoy Hull:	10D12
Payload:	ARES payload
Owned by:	NDBC
Windspeed:	Measured by obtained from anemometer
Sea Surface:	Measured by Intake

Weather/Wave Buoy Data for February 10, 2012

Time	Temp		Humidity	Wind			Dominant Wave			Wind Wave			Wave Swell			Pressure
	Air (°F)	Water (°F)		Dir	Speed (kts)	Speed (mph)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Atmo. (in)	Tend. (in)
20:50	57	55	-	WNW	15.6	17.9	16	10.17	exactly 10.2	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	16	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.16	-
21:50	56	55	-	WNW	15.6	17.9	15	8.53	exactly 8.5	6	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	15	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.17	-
22:50	55	55	-	West	9.7	11.2	16	8.86	exactly 8.9	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	16	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.15	-
23:50	56	55	-	West	11.7	13.4				-	-	-	-	-	-	30.16	-
00:50	55	55	-	WNW	19.4	22.4				-	-	-	-	-	-	30.17	-
01:50	55	55	-	NW	19.4	22.4				-	-	-	-	-	-	30.16	+0.01
02:50	55	55	-	NW	19.4	22.4	16	9.19	exactly 9.2	5	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	16	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.15	-
03:50	55	-	-	NW	17.5	20.1				-	-	-	-	-	-	30.14	-0.02
04:50	56	55	-	NW	11.7	13.4	15	9.84	exactly 9.8	5	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	15	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.14	-0.03
05:50	55	55	-	NW	13.6	15.7				-	-	-	-	-	-	30.14	-0.02
06:50	55	55	-	NW	21.4	24.6	16	9.84	exactly 9.8	6	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	16	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.14	-
07:50	55	55	-	NW	19.4	22.4	16	9.84	exactly 9.8	5	4.92	4.10 - 5.74	16	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.16	+0.02

Wave Detail Buoy Data for February 10, 2012

Time	Water Depth	Wave Height	Spectral Peak Period	Average Wave Period	Sampling Interval	Wave Record
21:00	1509 ft	10.14 ft	16.0 sec	10.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	1509 ft	8.40 ft	14.8 sec	8.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	1509 ft	9.09 ft	16.0 sec	7.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
05:00	1509 ft	9.84 ft	14.8 sec	9.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
07:00	1509 ft	9.88 ft	16.0 sec	8.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
08:00	1509 ft	9.88 ft	16.0 sec	7.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec