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West Orca Bay 36NM South Southwest of Valdez, AK (46060)

Local Time: 10:50 AM AKDT on August 28, 2008

Location: 60.59 North -146.83 West | Google Maps

Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy	Buoy Hull: 3D52	Payload: ARES 4.4 payload	Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer	Sea Surface measured by: Intake	Note: The position above is effective from when the station was serviced on August 6, 2007. It is 0.7 nautical mile northwest of the previous location.

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 9:50 AM AKDT on August 28, 2008
Air Temperature:	54° F / 12° C
Wind direction (W Dir):	South (175 - 184 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	1.9 kts (2.2 mph / 3.6 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	1.9 kts (2.2 mph / 3.6 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	9 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	0.98 ft / 0.30 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 1.0 ft / exactly 0.3 m
Wave Swell Period (WSP):	9 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):	29.76 in / 1008 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT):	+0.03 in / +0.9 hPa Increasing, then steady; or increasing, then increasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:9:00 AM AKDT on August 28, 2008
Water Depth:	1526 ft / 465 m
Wave Height:	0.98 ft / 0.30 m
Spectral Peak Period:	7.7 sec
Average Wave Period:	5.8 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 28, 2008

Update Time:	Temperature		Humidity	Wind			Dominant 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)	Atmosphere (in / hPa)	Tendency (in / hPa)
20:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	South	3.9	4.5 / 7.2	8	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	8	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.65 / 1004	+0.01 / +0.5
21:50	55 / 13	55 / 13	-	SW	3.9	4.5 / 7.2	11	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.66 / 1004	+0.02 / +0.8
22:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SSW	3.9	4.5 / 7.2	10	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.67 / 1005	+0.03 / +0.9
23:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SSW	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	10	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.68 / 1005	+0.03 / +0.9
00:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SSW	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	10	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.69 / 1005	+0.03 / +0.9
01:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SSW	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	10	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.70 / 1006	+0.03 / +0.9
02:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SSW	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	9	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	9	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.70 / 1006	+0.03 / +1.0
03:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SSW	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	10	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.71 / 1006	+0.02 / +0.8
04:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SSW	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	8	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	8	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.72 / 1006	+0.02 / +0.8
05:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	South	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	9	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	9	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.73 / 1006	+0.02 / +0.7
06:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SSE	3.9	4.5 / 7.2	10	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.73 / 1007	+0.02 / +0.7
07:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SSE	1.9	2.2 / 3.6	9	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	9	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.74 / 1007	+0.02 / +0.8
08:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	SE	3.9	4.5 / 7.2	8	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	8	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.75 / 1007	+0.03 / +0.9
09:50	54 / 12	55 / 13	-	South	1.9	2.2 / 3.6	9	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	9	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.76 / 1008	+0.03 / +0.9

Wave Detail Buoy Data for August 28, 2008

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
21:00	1526 ft / 465 m	1.35 ft / 0.41 m	8.3 sec	7.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	1526 ft / 465 m	1.48 ft / 0.45 m	10.8 sec	7.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	1526 ft / 465 m	1.48 ft / 0.45 m	10.0 sec	7.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	1526 ft / 465 m	1.54 ft / 0.47 m	10.0 sec	7.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	1526 ft / 465 m	1.51 ft / 0.46 m	10.0 sec	7.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
04:00	1526 ft / 465 m	1.25 ft / 0.38 m	10.0 sec	5.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
06:00	1526 ft / 465 m	1.15 ft / 0.35 m	9.1 sec	6.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
07:00	1526 ft / 465 m	1.08 ft / 0.33 m	10.0 sec	5.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
09:00	1526 ft / 465 m	0.98 ft / 0.30 m	7.7 sec	5.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec

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