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MONTEREY - 27NM West of Monterey Bay, CA (46042)

Local Time: 5:47 PM PDT on July 23, 2008 Location: 36.75 North -122.42 West | Google Maps
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: Hull Number 63 Payload: DACT 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: 4:50 PM PDT on July 23, 2008

Air Temperature: 56° F / 13° C
Wind direction (W Dir): NW (305 - 314 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd): 19.4 kts (22.4 mph / 36.0 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd): 21.4 kts (24.6 mph / 39.6 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP): 10 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH): 8.86 ft / 2.70 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 8.9 ft / exactly 2.7 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP): 6 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH): 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
Wind Wave Range (WWR): 4.10 - 5.74 ft / 1.25 - 1.75 m
Wave Swell Period (WSP): 10 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): 29.95 in / 1014 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT): -0.03 in / -1.0 hPa
Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT: Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:5:00 PM PDT on July 23, 2008

Water Depth: 6939 ft / 2115 m
Wave Height: 8.86 ft / 2.70 m
Spectral Peak Period: 10.0 sec
Average Wave Period: 6.7 sec
Sampling Interval: 0.6 sec
Wave Record: 2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for July 23, 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 56 / 13 57 / 14
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NW 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 / /
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29.92 / 1013
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21:50 56 / 14
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NW 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 / /
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29.93 / 1014 +0.02 / +0.6
22:50 56 / 14 57 / 14
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 / /
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29.94 / 1014 +0.03 / +0.9
23:50 56 / 14 57 / 14
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NW 13.6 15.7 / 25.2 9 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3 5 3.28 / 1.00 2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25 9 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 29.94 / 1014 +0.02 / +0.8
00:50 56 / 14 57 / 14
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NW 11.7 13.4 / 21.6 / /
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29.95 / 1014 +0.01 / +0.5
02:50 56 / 13 56 / 14
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NW 13.6 15.7 / 25.2 / /
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29.93 / 1013 -0.01 / -0.5
03:50 56 / 13 56 / 14
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 / /
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29.93 / 1013 -0.02 / -0.7
06:50 56 / 13 56 / 14
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 / /
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29.95 / 1014 +0.02 / +0.8
08:50 56 / 13 56 / 14
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NW 13.6 15.7 / 25.2 10 8.86 / 2.70 exactly 8.9 / exactly 2.7 6 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 10 8.20 / 2.50 7.38 - 9.02 / 2.25 - 2.75 29.98 / 1015
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09:50 56 / 13 56 / 14
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 / /
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29.98 / 1015 +0.03 / +1.0
10:50 56 / 13 56 / 14
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 / /
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29.98 / 1015
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11:50 56 / 13 56 / 14
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 / /
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29.99 / 1016 +0.02 / +0.6
12:50 56 / 13 56 / 14
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NW 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 / /
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29.98 / 1015
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13:50 56 / 13 57 / 14
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 / /
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29.98 / 1015
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14:50 56 / 13 57 / 14
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 / /
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29.97 / 1015 -0.03 / -0.9
15:50 56 / 13 57 / 14
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NW 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 / /
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29.95 / 1014 -0.03 / -0.9
16:50 56 / 13 57 / 14
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NW 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 10 8.86 / 2.70 exactly 8.9 / exactly 2.7 6 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 10 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 29.95 / 1014 -0.03 / -1.0

Wave Detail Buoy Data for July 23, 2008

Update Time: Water Depth: Wave Height: Spectral Peak Period: Average Wave Period: Sampling Interval: Wave Record:
00:00 6939 ft / 2115 m 7.45 ft / 2.27 m 9.1 sec 6.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
09:00 6939 ft / 2115 m 8.79 ft / 2.68 m 10.0 sec 6.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
17:00 6939 ft / 2115 m 8.86 ft / 2.70 m 10.0 sec 6.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec

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