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MID GULF 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA (42001)

Local Time: 10:52 AM CDT on October 07, 2008

Location: 25.9 North -89.67 West | Google Maps

Buoy Type: 12-meter discus buoy	Buoy Hull: 12D11	Payload: ARES payload	Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer	Sea Surface measured by: Intake

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 9:50 AM CDT on October 07, 2008
Air Temperature:	81° F / 27° C
Wind direction (W Dir):	East (95 - 104 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	7.8 kts (8.9 mph / 14.4 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	9.7 kts (11.2 mph / 18.0 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	6 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	2.62 ft / 0.80 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 2.6 ft / exactly 0.8 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4 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):	6 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH):	3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Wave Swell Range (WSR):	2.46 - 4.10 ft / 0.75 - 1.25 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	30.01 in / 1016 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:10:00 AM CDT on October 07, 2008
Water Depth:	10741 ft / 3274 m
Wave Height:	2.76 ft / 0.84 m
Spectral Peak Period:	6.3 sec
Average Wave Period:	4.9 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for October 7, 2008

Update Time:	Temperature		Humidity	Wind			Dominant Wave			Wind Wave			Wave Swell			Pressure
Update Time:	Air(°F / °C)	Water(°F / °C)	Humidity	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	81 / 27	82 / 28	-	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	7	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	7	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.97 / 1015	+0.04 / +1.2
21:50	81 / 27	82 / 28	-	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	7	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	7	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.98 / 1015	+0.03 / +1.1
22:50	81 / 27	82 / 28	-	East	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	7	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	7	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.99 / 1015	+0.03 / +1.1
23:50	81 / 27	82 / 28	-	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	7	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	7	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.99 / 1015	+0.02 / +0.7
00:50	81 / 27	82 / 28	-	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	8	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	8	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.98 / 1015	-
01:50	80 / 27	81 / 27	-	East	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	7	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	7	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.96 / 1015	-0.02 / -0.8
02:50	80 / 27	81 / 27	-	East	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	8	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	6	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	8	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.96 / 1014	-0.03 / -1.0
03:50	80 / 27	81 / 27	-	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	7	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	7	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.95 / 1014	-0.02 / -0.8
04:50	80 / 27	80 / 27	-	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	8	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	8	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.95 / 1014	-0.01 / -0.5
05:50	80 / 27	80 / 27	-	East	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	7	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	7	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	29.96 / 1014	-
06:50	80 / 27	81 / 27	-	ESE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	7	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	7	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	29.98 / 1015	+0.02 / +0.8
07:50	80 / 27	80 / 27	-	ESE	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	6	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	6	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	29.99 / 1016	+0.04 / +1.5
08:50	81 / 27	81 / 27	-	ESE	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	7	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	7	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	30.01 / 1016	+0.05 / +1.6
09:50	81 / 27	81 / 27	-	East	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	6	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	6	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	30.01 / 1016	+0.03 / +1.1

Wave Detail Buoy Data for October 7, 2008

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	3.08 ft / 0.94 m	7.1 sec	5.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.79 ft / 0.85 m	7.1 sec	4.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.82 ft / 0.86 m	7.1 sec	4.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.76 ft / 0.84 m	7.7 sec	4.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
02:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	3.12 ft / 0.95 m	7.1 sec	4.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	3.08 ft / 0.94 m	7.7 sec	4.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
04:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.92 ft / 0.89 m	7.1 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
05:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.89 ft / 0.88 m	7.7 sec	4.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
06:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	3.05 ft / 0.93 m	7.1 sec	4.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
07:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.99 ft / 0.91 m	6.7 sec	4.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
08:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.82 ft / 0.86 m	6.3 sec	4.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
10:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.76 ft / 0.84 m	6.3 sec	4.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec

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