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Frying Pan Shoals, NC Buoy (41013) 33.44 North -77.74 West
Local Time: 12:18 AM EST on January 06, 2009 [America/New_York]  
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: 3D55 Payload: ARES 4.4 payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake Note: This new buoy position is approximately 8.22 nmi WSW of Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower.

Current Weather/Wave Observations
Updated: 10:50 PM EST on January 05, 2009
Air Temperature 65 °F
Wind direction (W Dir) ()
Wind Speed (W Spd) 7.8 kts (8.9 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP) 4 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH) 1.64 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR) exactly 1.6 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP) 4 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH) 1.64 ft
Wind Wave Range (WWR) 0.82 - 2.46 ft
Wave Swell Period (WSP) 5 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH) 1.64 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR) 0.82 - 2.46 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP) 29.99 in
Pressure Tendency (PT) -0.04 in
Steady or increasing, then decreasing; or decreasing, then decreasing more rapidly
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Current Wave Detail Observations
Updated:12:00 AM EST on January 06, 2009
Water Depth79 ft
Wave Height1.94 ft
Spectral Peak Period4.3 sec
Average Wave Period3.7 sec
Sampling Interval0.6 sec
Wave Record2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for January 6, 2009
Update Time Temperature Humidity Wind Dominant Wave Wind Wave Wave Swell Pressure
Air(°F) Water(°F) Dir Spd (kts) Spd (mph) Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
(ft)		 Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
(ft)		 Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
(ft)		 Atmosphere (in) Tendency (in)
21:50 64 62
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 5.8 6.7 4 1.64 exactly 1.6 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 30.01
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22:50 65 62
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 7.8 8.9 4 1.64 exactly 1.6 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 5 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.99 -0.04

Wave Detail Buoy Data for January 6, 2009
Update Time Water Depth Wave Height Spectral Peak Period Average Wave Period Sampling Interval Wave Record
20:00 79 ft 1.44 ft 4.2 sec 4.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 79 ft 1.57 ft 4.8 sec 4.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 79 ft 1.64 ft 4.3 sec 3.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 79 ft 1.94 ft 4.3 sec 3.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec


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