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Buoy 42036 West Tampa
Longitude = 84.51W Latitude = 28.51N
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Frequency Analysis - Current Hour
(Swell height in each period/frequency band)
Measurement Date/Time (GMT)08/13
05:00:00
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Current Swell & Surf Analysis
Buoy 42036
05:00:00 (GMT) on 08/13
Sea Height:0.6 ft
Primary Swell Height: 0.4 ft
Primary Swell Period: 8.4 secs
Surf Height0.3 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)
08/1305:00:000.6 0.4 se8.4 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.3 -0.3 8.4
08/1304:00:000.6 0.5 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.3 -0.4 8.3
08/1303:00:000.6 0.5 se8.4 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.3 -0.4 8.4
08/1302:00:000.6 0.4 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 8.3
08/1301:00:000.6 0.4 se8.5 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 8.5
08/1300:00:000.6 0.5 se8.4 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.3 -0.3 8.4
08/1223:00:000.6 0.4 se8.4 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 8.4
08/1222:00:000.5 0.3 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.3
08/1221:00:000.5 0.3 se9.1 secs0.3 se5.5 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.2 9.1
08/1220:00:000.6 0.4 se9.0 secs0.3 se5.5 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.3 9.0
08/1219:00:000.5 0.3 se9.0 secs0.3 se5.9 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.3 9.0
08/1218:00:000.5 0.3 se8.4 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.4
08/1217:00:000.5 0.3 se8.4 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.4
08/1216:00:000.6 0.3 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 8.3
08/1215:00:000.6 0.3 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.3
08/1214:00:000.5 0.3 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.3
08/1213:00:000.5 0.3 se7.7 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.1 -0.2 7.7
08/1212:00:000.6 0.3 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 8.3
08/1211:00:000.5 0.3 se7.7 secs0.0 se11.1 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.2 7.7
08/1210:00:000.5 0.3 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.3
08/1209:00:000.5 0.3 se8.4 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.4
08/1208:00:000.5 0.3 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.3
08/1207:00:000.5 0.3 se8.4 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.4
08/1206:00:000.5 0.3 se8.3 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.2 8.3

 

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 42036
05:50:00 (GMT) on 08/13
Combined Sea Height:1.6 ft
Dominant Period:4.0 secs
Wind Speed: 11.7 kts
Wind Gust: 13.7 kts
Wind Direction:240 degrees
Barometric Pressure:1015.9 mbs
Air Temperature: 84.6 degrees
Water Temperature:86.2 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)
08/1305:50:001.64.011.713.72401015.984.686.2
08/1304:50:001.34.013.715.62401016.084.786.2
08/1303:50:001.34.07.89.82501016.684.986.2
08/1302:50:001.34.03.95.82901017.585.186.2
08/1301:50:001.34.03.95.83001017.285.186.4
08/1300:50:001.34.05.87.82901016.685.386.4
08/1223:50:001.64.05.87.82801016.285.886.4
08/1222:50:001.63.07.811.72801016.486.086.4
08/1221:50:001.33.07.89.82701016.085.886.5
08/1220:50:001.33.09.811.72701015.885.686.5
08/1219:50:001.30.011.711.72601016.285.586.5
08/1218:50:001.30.09.811.72801017.585.386.9
08/1217:50:001.33.09.811.72801018.485.186.7
08/1216:50:001.33.09.811.72701018.685.186.7
08/1215:50:001.03.07.89.82801018.384.986.5
08/1214:50:001.33.07.89.82901018.484.986.5
08/1213:50:001.33.07.89.83101018.685.186.4
08/1212:50:001.03.07.811.73001018.584.786.4
08/1211:50:001.03.09.811.73101018.484.686.5
08/1210:50:001.02.09.811.72901017.684.486.7
08/1209:50:000.70.09.811.72901016.984.687.3
08/1208:50:000.70.07.89.82701016.584.687.6
08/1207:50:000.70.07.89.82701016.484.788.0
08/1206:50:000.70.05.87.82501016.984.988.2

 

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