Diamond Shoals (41025)

Local Time: 9:44 PM EST on December 04, 2008

Location: 35.01 North -75.4 West | Google Maps

Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy	Buoy Hull: 3D37	Payload: ARES payload	Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer	Sea Surface measured by: Intake	Note: This buoy is located in the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. Station 41025 was re-established 10 nautical miles southwest of its original position to reduce the shoaling hazards experienced in storms.

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 8:50 PM EST on December 04, 2008
Air Temperature:	65° F / 19° C
Wind direction (W Dir):	WSW (245 - 254 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	21.4 kts (24.6 mph / 39.6 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	23.3 kts (26.8 mph / 43.2 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	6 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	5.91 ft / 1.80 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 5.9 ft / exactly 1.8 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	6 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Wind Wave Range (WWR):	5.74 - 7.38 ft / 1.75 - 2.25 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	30.19 in / 1022 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT):	+0.01 in / +0.3 hPa Increasing (steadily or unsteadily)
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:9:00 PM EST on December 04, 2008
Water Depth:	223 ft / 68 m
Wave Height:	5.91 ft / 1.80 m
Spectral Peak Period:	5.6 sec
Average Wave Period:	4.5 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for December 4, 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	55 / 13	73 / 23	-	South	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	11	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	-	-	-	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.35 / 1028	-
21:50	56 / 14	72 / 22	-	SW	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	11	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	-	-	-	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.35 / 1028	-
22:50	58 / 14	73 / 23	-	SSW	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	11	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.35 / 1028	-0.01 / -0.3
23:50	58 / 14	73 / 23	-	WSW	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	11	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.33 / 1027	-0.02 / -0.6
00:50	58 / 15	73 / 23	-	SW	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	11	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.32 / 1026	-0.04 / -1.2
01:50	57 / 14	73 / 23	-	WNW	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	11	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.30 / 1026	-0.04 / -1.5
02:50	57 / 14	73 / 23	-	West	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	11	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.30 / 1026	-0.03 / -1.1
03:50	59 / 15	73 / 23	-	SW	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	11	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.28 / 1025	-0.03 / -1.1
04:50	60 / 16	73 / 23	-	SW	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	11	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.27 / 1025	-0.03 / -0.9
05:50	58 / 14	73 / 23	-	West	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	11	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.28 / 1025	-0.02 / -0.8
06:50	59 / 15	73 / 23	-	WSW	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	11	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.28 / 1025	-
07:50	59 / 15	73 / 23	-	WSW	15.6	17.9 / 28.8	3	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	30.29 / 1026	+0.01 / +0.4
08:50	61 / 16	73 / 23	-	WSW	15.6	17.9 / 28.8	4	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	4	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	-	-	-	30.28 / 1025	-
09:50	61 / 16	73 / 23	-	WSW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	4	3.61 / 1.10	exactly 3.6 / exactly 1.1	4	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.30 / 1026	+0.01 / +0.5
10:50	62 / 17	73 / 23	-	SW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	4	3.28 / 1.00	exactly 3.3 / exactly 1.0	4	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	-	-	-	30.27 / 1025	-0.01 / -0.4
11:50	63 / 17	73 / 23	-	SW	19.4	22.4 / 36.0	4	3.61 / 1.10	exactly 3.6 / exactly 1.1	4	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	-	-	-	30.26 / 1025	-0.02 / -0.8
12:50	64 / 18	73 / 23	-	WSW	19.4	22.4 / 36.0	5	4.27 / 1.30	exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3	5	4.92 / 1.50	4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75	-	-	-	30.23 / 1024	-0.06 / -2.1
13:50	65 / 18	73 / 23	-	WSW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	5	4.27 / 1.30	exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3	5	4.92 / 1.50	4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75	-	-	-	30.20 / 1023	-0.07 / -2.4
14:50	65 / 18	73 / 23	-	WSW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	5	5.25 / 1.60	exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6	5	4.92 / 1.50	4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75	-	-	-	30.19 / 1022	-0.07 / -2.4
15:50	65 / 18	73 / 23	-	WSW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	5	5.25 / 1.60	exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6	5	4.92 / 1.50	4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75	-	-	-	30.18 / 1022	-0.05 / -1.7
16:50	64 / 18	73 / 23	-	WSW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	5	6.23 / 1.90	exactly 6.2 / exactly 1.9	5	6.56 / 2.00	5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25	-	-	-	30.18 / 1022	-0.02 / -0.8
17:50	65 / 18	73 / 23	-	SW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	6	6.56 / 2.00	exactly 6.6 / exactly 2.0	6	6.56 / 2.00	5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25	-	-	-	30.18 / 1022	-
18:50	66 / 19	73 / 23	-	SW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	5	5.25 / 1.60	exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6	5	4.92 / 1.50	4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75	-	-	-	30.18 / 1022	-
19:50	66 / 19	73 / 23	-	WSW	23.3	26.8 / 43.2	5	5.91 / 1.80	exactly 5.9 / exactly 1.8	5	6.56 / 2.00	5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25	-	-	-	30.19 / 1022	+0.01 / +0.3
20:50	65 / 19	73 / 23	-	WSW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	6	5.91 / 1.80	exactly 5.9 / exactly 1.8	6	6.56 / 2.00	5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25	-	-	-	30.19 / 1022	+0.01 / +0.3

Wave Detail Buoy Data for December 4, 2008

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	223 ft / 68 m	1.84 ft / 0.56 m	12.1 sec	6.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	223 ft / 68 m	1.71 ft / 0.52 m	11.4 sec	5.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	223 ft / 68 m	1.74 ft / 0.53 m	11.4 sec	6.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	223 ft / 68 m	1.74 ft / 0.53 m	11.4 sec	4.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	223 ft / 68 m	1.90 ft / 0.58 m	11.4 sec	4.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	223 ft / 68 m	1.71 ft / 0.52 m	10.8 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
02:00	223 ft / 68 m	1.87 ft / 0.57 m	11.4 sec	4.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	223 ft / 68 m	1.84 ft / 0.56 m	10.8 sec	3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
04:00	223 ft / 68 m	2.13 ft / 0.65 m	10.8 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
05:00	223 ft / 68 m	2.03 ft / 0.62 m	10.8 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
06:00	223 ft / 68 m	2.17 ft / 0.66 m	10.8 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
07:00	223 ft / 68 m	2.17 ft / 0.66 m	10.8 sec	3.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
08:00	223 ft / 68 m	2.46 ft / 0.75 m	3.4 sec	3.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
09:00	223 ft / 68 m	2.72 ft / 0.83 m	3.6 sec	3.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
10:00	223 ft / 68 m	3.54 ft / 1.08 m	4.2 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
11:00	223 ft / 68 m	3.31 ft / 1.01 m	4.2 sec	3.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
12:00	223 ft / 68 m	3.77 ft / 1.15 m	4.3 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
13:00	223 ft / 68 m	4.23 ft / 1.29 m	4.5 sec	3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
14:00	223 ft / 68 m	4.40 ft / 1.34 m	4.5 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
15:00	223 ft / 68 m	5.12 ft / 1.56 m	5.0 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
16:00	223 ft / 68 m	5.22 ft / 1.59 m	5.0 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
17:00	223 ft / 68 m	6.33 ft / 1.93 m	5.3 sec	4.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
18:00	223 ft / 68 m	6.53 ft / 1.99 m	5.6 sec	4.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
19:00	223 ft / 68 m	5.41 ft / 1.65 m	5.0 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
20:00	223 ft / 68 m	5.81 ft / 1.77 m	5.3 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	223 ft / 68 m	5.91 ft / 1.80 m	5.6 sec	4.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec

Diamond Shoals (41025)

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 8:50 PM EST on December 04, 2008

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:9:00 PM EST on December 04, 2008

Weather/Wave Buoy Data for December 4, 2008

Wave Detail Buoy Data for December 4, 2008