BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA (44013)

Local Time: 10:21 PM EST on December 04, 2008

Location: 42.35 North -70.69 West | Google Maps

Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy	Buoy Hull: 3DV04	Payload: DACT payload	Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer	Sea Surface measured by: Intake	Note: Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round. NOAA recommends vessels reduce speeds below 10 knots, when consistent with safe navigation. For latest sightings, go to: http://rwhalesightings.nefsc.noaa.gov/ For area forecasts and warnings, select: Boston WFO

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 9:50 PM EST on December 04, 2008
Air Temperature:	45° F / 7° C
Humidity:	63
Wind direction (W Dir):	WNW (285 - 294 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	17.5 kts (20.1 mph / 32.4 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	21.4 kts (24.6 mph / 39.6 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	3 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 1.6 ft / exactly 0.5 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	3 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):	10 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):	30.04 in / 1017 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT):	+0.04 in / +1.5 hPa Increasing, then steady; or increasing, then increasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:10:00 PM EST on December 04, 2008
Water Depth:	200 ft / 61 m
Wave Height:	1.77 ft / 0.54 m
Spectral Peak Period:	3.1 sec
Average Wave Period:	3.4 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.5 sec
Wave Record:	1200 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	40 / 4	47 / 8	57	SW	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	10	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.16 / 1021	-0.02 / -0.6
21:50	40 / 4	47 / 8	64	SSW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	10	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.16 / 1021	-0.03 / -1.0
22:50	40 / 4	47 / 8	65	SW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	3	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.16 / 1021	-0.02 / -0.7
23:50	40 / 4	47 / 8	61	SW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	11	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	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	30.14 / 1021	-0.02 / -0.7
00:50	40 / 4	47 / 8	63	SW	19.4	22.4 / 36.0	3	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.12 / 1020	-0.04 / -1.3
01:50	40 / 4	47 / 8	63	SW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	3	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.11 / 1020	-0.04 / -1.5
02:50	40 / 5	47 / 8	61	SSW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	3	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	3	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	30.11 / 1019	-0.04 / -1.2
03:50	41 / 5	47 / 8	64	SSW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	3	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	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	30.09 / 1019	-0.03 / -1.0
04:50	41 / 5	47 / 8	68	SSW	15.6	17.9 / 28.8	3	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.06 / 1018	-0.05 / -1.6
05:50	43 / 6	47 / 8	69	SSW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	4	2.62 / 0.80	exactly 2.6 / exactly 0.8	4	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	30.05 / 1018	-0.05 / -1.8
06:50	44 / 7	47 / 8	61	SW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	3	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	3	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	30.03 / 1017	-0.06 / -1.9
07:50	45 / 7	47 / 8	62	SSW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	3	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	3	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	30.02 / 1017	-0.04 / -1.4
08:50	47 / 8	47 / 8	58	SSW	19.4	22.4 / 36.0	3	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	3	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	20	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.03 / 1017	-0.03 / -0.9
09:50	49 / 9	47 / 8	52	SSW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	3	3.28 / 1.00	exactly 3.3 / exactly 1.0	3	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	29.99 / 1016	-0.04 / -1.3
10:50	51 / 10	47 / 8	46	SSW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	4	3.28 / 1.00	exactly 3.3 / exactly 1.0	4	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	13	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.97 / 1015	-0.05 / -1.8
11:50	51 / 11	47 / 9	52	SSW	21.4	24.6 / 39.6	4	3.94 / 1.20	exactly 3.9 / exactly 1.2	4	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	25	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.95 / 1014	-0.07 / -2.5
12:50	51 / 11	47 / 9	54	SSW	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	-	-	-	29.93 / 1014	-0.06 / -2.1
13:50	52 / 11	47 / 9	49	SW	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	-	-	-	29.93 / 1013	-0.04 / -1.4
14:50	51 / 10	47 / 9	56	SW	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	3	2.95 / 0.90	exactly 3.0 / exactly 0.9	3	3.28 / 1.00	2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25	-	-	-	29.95 / 1014	-
15:50	50 / 10	47 / 9	57	West	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	3	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	13	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.97 / 1015	+0.04 / +1.2
16:50	49 / 10	47 / 9	62	West	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	3	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	29.98 / 1015	+0.05 / +1.8
17:50	48 / 9	47 / 9	67	SW	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	3	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.00 / 1016	+0.05 / +1.7
18:50	49 / 10	47 / 9	61	WSW	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	10	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	30.00 / 1016	+0.03 / +1.0
19:50	48 / 9	47 / 9	67	West	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	10	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	30.02 / 1016	+0.04 / +1.2
20:50	46 / 8	47 / 8	67	WNW	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	3	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	30.03 / 1017	+0.03 / +0.9
21:50	45 / 7	47 / 8	63	WNW	17.5	20.1 / 32.4	3	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.04 / 1017	+0.04 / +1.5

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	200 ft / 61 m	2.00 ft / 0.61 m	10.0 sec	4.3 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
21:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.13 ft / 0.65 m	10.0 sec	4.8 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
22:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.43 ft / 0.74 m	10.0 sec	3.9 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
23:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.56 ft / 0.78 m	3.0 sec	3.4 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
00:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.59 ft / 0.79 m	11.1 sec	3.6 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
01:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.49 ft / 0.76 m	2.9 sec	3.6 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
02:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.40 ft / 0.73 m	2.9 sec	3.4 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
03:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.76 ft / 0.84 m	3.3 sec	3.4 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
04:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.62 ft / 0.80 m	3.4 sec	3.3 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
05:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.26 ft / 0.69 m	3.2 sec	3.3 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
06:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.66 ft / 0.81 m	3.6 sec	3.3 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
07:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.95 ft / 0.90 m	3.2 sec	3.4 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
08:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.95 ft / 0.90 m	3.2 sec	3.3 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
09:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.95 ft / 0.90 m	3.3 sec	3.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
10:00	200 ft / 61 m	3.22 ft / 0.98 m	3.3 sec	3.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
11:00	200 ft / 61 m	3.28 ft / 1.00 m	3.6 sec	3.6 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
12:00	200 ft / 61 m	3.84 ft / 1.17 m	4.0 sec	3.7 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
13:00	200 ft / 61 m	3.58 ft / 1.09 m	3.7 sec	3.7 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
14:00	200 ft / 61 m	3.48 ft / 1.06 m	3.7 sec	3.8 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
15:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.82 ft / 0.86 m	3.4 sec	3.8 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
16:00	200 ft / 61 m	2.17 ft / 0.66 m	3.0 sec	3.6 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
17:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.64 ft / 0.50 m	2.9 sec	3.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
18:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.61 ft / 0.49 m	3.0 sec	3.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
19:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.31 ft / 0.40 m	10.0 sec	3.7 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
20:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.05 ft / 0.32 m	10.0 sec	4.1 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
21:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.71 ft / 0.52 m	2.8 sec	3.3 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
22:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.77 ft / 0.54 m	3.1 sec	3.4 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec

BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA (44013)

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 9:50 PM EST on December 04, 2008

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:10:00 PM EST on December 04, 2008

Weather/Wave Buoy Data for December 4, 2008

Wave Detail Buoy Data for December 4, 2008