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Buoy 42001 Middle Gulf of Mexico
Longitude = 89.68W Latitude = 25.92N
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Frequency Analysis - Current Hour
(Swell height in each period/frequency band)
Measurement Date/Time (GMT)08/16
17:00:00
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Current Swell & Surf Analysis
Buoy 42001
17:00:00 (GMT) on 08/16
Sea Height:0.5 ft
Primary Swell Height: 0.3 ft
Primary Swell Period: 6.2 secs
Surf Height0.1 ft

 

24 Hour Observation

Date
(Month/Day)
Time
(GMT)
Sea Height
[>5 secs]
(ft)
Primary Swell Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Estimated Surf Height (ft)Primary Period (secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
08/1617:00:000.5 0.3 se6.2 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.1 -0.2 6.2
08/1616:00:000.5 0.4 se5.5 secs0.1 se8.8 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.1 -0.2 5.5
08/1615:00:000.5 0.4 se5.6 secs0.1 se8.9 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.1 -0.2 5.6
08/1614:00:000.5 0.4 se5.6 secs0.1 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.2 5.6
08/1613:00:000.5 0.4 se5.6 secs0.1 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.1 -0.2 5.6
08/1612:00:000.6 0.4 se5.6 secs0.2 se8.8 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.2 5.6
08/1611:00:000.5 0.4 se5.6 secs0.1 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.2 5.6
08/1610:00:000.5 0.4 se5.9 secs0.1 se9.1 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.2 5.9
08/1609:00:000.6 0.5 se5.6 secs0.1 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.2 5.6
08/1608:00:000.5 0.5 se5.6 secs0.1 se8.7 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.2 5.6
08/1607:00:000.6 0.5 se5.6 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 5.6
08/1606:00:000.6 0.5 se5.9 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 5.9
08/1605:00:000.6 0.4 se6.2 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 6.2
08/1604:00:000.7 0.5 se5.9 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 5.9
08/1603:00:000.7 0.6 se5.9 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.3 -0.3 5.9
08/1602:00:000.7 0.6 se5.9 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 5.9
08/1601:00:000.8 0.6 se5.9 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.3 -0.3 5.9
08/1600:00:000.7 0.6 se5.9 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 5.9
08/1523:00:000.7 0.6 se5.9 secs0.0 se9.1 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.3 -0.3 5.9
08/1522:00:000.7 0.6 se5.9 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 5.9
08/1521:00:000.7 0.6 se5.9 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 5.9
08/1520:00:000.7 0.5 se5.9 secs0.1 se8.9 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.3 5.9
08/1519:00:000.7 0.6 se5.6 secs0.1 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.3 5.6
08/1518:00:000.7 0.6 se5.6 secs0.1 se9.0 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.3 5.6

 

Surf Height Scale
Size Scale (ft)
>11-22-33-44-55-66-77-88-99-1010-1111-1212-1313-1414-1515-2020-2525-3030-3535-4040-4545+

Swell Period Scal
Period Scale (secs)
6.36.77.17.78.39.11011.112.514.316.7202533.3

 

Current Weather Conditions
Buoy 42001
17:50:00 (GMT) on 08/16
Combined Sea Height:1.3 ft
Dominant Period:5.0 secs
Wind Speed: 7.8 kts
Wind Gust: 9.8 kts
Wind Direction:060 degrees
Barometric Pressure:1020.7 mbs
Air Temperature: 86.4 degrees
Water Temperature:87.4 degrees

 

24 Hour Weather Observation

Date
(Month/Day)
Time
(GMT)
Combined Sea Height (ft)Dominant Period
(secs)
Wind Speed
(kts)
Gust
(kts)
Wind Direction
(degrees)
Barometric Pressure
(mbs)
Air Temperature
(F)
Water Temperature
(F)
08/1617:50:001.35.07.89.80601020.786.487.4
08/1616:50:001.36.05.87.80701021.086.586.9
08/1615:50:001.36.05.87.80701020.886.286.7
08/1614:50:001.36.05.87.80801020.686.486.7
08/1613:50:001.30.07.87.80701020.532.086.7
08/1612:50:001.36.05.85.81001020.386.286.9
08/1611:50:001.35.05.87.81001019.485.386.9
08/1610:50:001.63.07.89.81301018.885.186.9
08/1609:50:001.66.05.87.81001018.884.286.5
08/1608:50:001.65.05.89.81001018.882.086.5
08/1607:50:001.63.05.87.81101019.085.886.4
08/1606:50:002.03.09.811.71001019.486.086.4
08/1605:50:001.63.011.713.70901019.786.086.7
08/1604:50:002.06.011.713.70901020.086.086.9
08/1603:50:002.05.011.713.70901020.386.486.9
08/1602:50:002.06.011.713.70901020.086.286.9
08/1601:50:001.63.013.715.60901019.786.486.9
08/1600:50:002.03.011.713.70901019.286.286.9
08/1523:50:002.06.013.715.60801019.085.886.9
08/1522:50:002.04.011.713.70601019.285.686.9
08/1521:50:002.33.011.715.60701019.986.086.9
08/1520:50:002.35.013.717.60701020.885.332.0
08/1519:50:002.03.011.713.70501021.386.232.0
08/1518:50:002.03.013.715.60501021.385.686.9

 

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