DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ (44009)

Local Time: 4:13 PM EDT on August 29, 2008

Location: 38.46 North -74.7 West | Google Maps

Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy	Buoy Hull: 3D77	Payload: ARES payload	Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer	Sea Surface measured by: Intake	Note: Alert: Right whales are active off Delaware Bay. NOAA recommends vessels reduce speeds below 10 knots, when consistent with safe navigation. For latest sightings, go to: http://rwhalesightings.nefsc.noaa.gov/

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 3:50 PM EDT on August 29, 2008
Air Temperature:	75° F / 24° C
Humidity:	86
Wind direction (W Dir):	ESE (105 - 114 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	13.6 kts (15.7 mph / 25.2 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	15.6 kts (17.9 mph / 28.8 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	5 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	4.27 ft / 1.30 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 4.3 ft / exactly 1.3 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Wind Wave Range (WWR):	2.46 - 4.10 ft / 0.75 - 1.25 m
Wave Swell Period (WSP):	11 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH):	1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Wave Swell Range (WSR):	0.82 - 2.46 ft / 0.25 - 0.75 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	29.95 in / 1014 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT):	-0.03 in / -0.9 hPa Steady or increasing, then decreasing; or decreasing, then decreasing more rapidly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:4:00 PM EDT on August 29, 2008
Water Depth:	79 ft / 24 m
Wave Height:	4.33 ft / 1.32 m
Spectral Peak Period:	5.3 sec
Average Wave Period:	4.3 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 29, 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	74 / 23	73 / 23	54	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	4	3.28 / 1.00	exactly 3.3 / exactly 1.0	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	29.98 / 1015	+0.01 / +0.5
21:50	74 / 23	73 / 23	51	East	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	5	3.28 / 1.00	exactly 3.3 / exactly 1.0	5	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	29.98 / 1015	+0.02 / +0.7
22:50	74 / 23	73 / 23	52	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	5	3.61 / 1.10	exactly 3.6 / exactly 1.1	5	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	29.98 / 1015	-
23:50	74 / 24	73 / 23	53	ESE	15.6	17.9 / 28.8	5	3.94 / 1.20	exactly 3.9 / exactly 1.2	5	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	8	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.99 / 1015	+0.01 / +0.4
00:50	74 / 24	72 / 22	54	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	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	29.99 / 1015	-
01:50	74 / 23	72 / 22	58	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	5	4.27 / 1.30	exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3	5	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	29.96 / 1014	-0.02 / -0.7
02:50	74 / 23	72 / 22	57	ESE	15.6	17.9 / 28.8	5	4.27 / 1.30	exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3	5	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	29.95 / 1014	-0.04 / -1.3
03:50	74 / 23	72 / 22	56	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	5	3.94 / 1.20	exactly 3.9 / exactly 1.2	5	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	29.95 / 1014	-0.04 / -1.3
04:50	74 / 23	72 / 22	60	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	5	4.27 / 1.30	exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3	5	4.92 / 1.50	4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.94 / 1014	-0.02 / -0.7
05:50	74 / 23	72 / 22	60	ESE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	5	4.27 / 1.30	exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3	5	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	29.95 / 1014	-
06:50	74 / 23	73 / 23	62	ESE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	5	3.94 / 1.20	exactly 3.9 / exactly 1.2	5	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	11	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	29.96 / 1015	+0.02 / +0.6
07:50	74 / 23	72 / 22	66	ESE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	5	3.94 / 1.20	exactly 3.9 / exactly 1.2	5	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	6	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.97 / 1015	+0.03 / +0.9
08:50	74 / 23	72 / 22	70	ESE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	5	3.61 / 1.10	exactly 3.6 / exactly 1.1	5	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	6	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.97 / 1015	+0.02 / +0.7
09:50	74 / 23	72 / 22	73	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	5	3.61 / 1.10	exactly 3.6 / exactly 1.1	5	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	29.98 / 1015	+0.01 / +0.4
10:50	74 / 23	73 / 23	78	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	5	3.61 / 1.10	exactly 3.6 / exactly 1.1	5	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.98 / 1015	+0.01 / +0.3
11:50	74 / 24	73 / 23	81	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	11	3.28 / 1.00	exactly 3.3 / exactly 1.0	5	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	29.99 / 1016	+0.02 / +0.7
12:50	74 / 23	73 / 23	83	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	11	3.61 / 1.10	exactly 3.6 / exactly 1.1	6	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	29.98 / 1015	-
13:50	74 / 24	73 / 23	83	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	6	3.61 / 1.10	exactly 3.6 / exactly 1.1	6	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	8	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.98 / 1015	-
14:50	75 / 24	73 / 23	82	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	5	3.94 / 1.20	exactly 3.9 / exactly 1.2	5	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	8	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.97 / 1015	-0.02 / -0.8
15:50	75 / 24	73 / 23	86	ESE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	5	4.27 / 1.30	exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3	5	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	29.95 / 1014	-0.03 / -0.9

Wave Detail Buoy Data for August 29, 2008

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.38 ft / 1.03 m	4.3 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.38 ft / 1.03 m	4.2 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.41 ft / 1.04 m	5.0 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.74 ft / 1.14 m	5.0 sec	4.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.84 ft / 1.17 m	4.8 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.67 ft / 1.12 m	4.2 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
02:00	79 ft / 24 m	4.13 ft / 1.26 m	4.8 sec	4.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	79 ft / 24 m	4.17 ft / 1.27 m	4.8 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
04:00	79 ft / 24 m	4.04 ft / 1.23 m	4.8 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
05:00	79 ft / 24 m	4.36 ft / 1.33 m	4.8 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
06:00	79 ft / 24 m	4.13 ft / 1.26 m	4.5 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
07:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.94 ft / 1.20 m	4.8 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
08:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.87 ft / 1.18 m	5.0 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
09:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.64 ft / 1.11 m	5.0 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
10:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.71 ft / 1.13 m	5.3 sec	4.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
11:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.71 ft / 1.13 m	5.3 sec	4.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
12:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.44 ft / 1.05 m	10.8 sec	4.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
13:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.54 ft / 1.08 m	10.8 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
14:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.67 ft / 1.12 m	5.6 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
15:00	79 ft / 24 m	3.94 ft / 1.20 m	4.5 sec	4.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
16:00	79 ft / 24 m	4.33 ft / 1.32 m	5.3 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec

DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ (44009)

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 3:50 PM EDT on August 29, 2008

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:4:00 PM EDT on August 29, 2008

Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 29, 2008

Wave Detail Buoy Data for August 29, 2008