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GALVESTON 22NM East of Galveston, TX (42035) 29.25 North -94.41 West
Local Time: 3:49 AM CST on January 06, 2009 [America/Chicago]  
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: 3D54 Payload: ARES 4.4 payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake  

Current Weather/Wave Observations
Updated: 2:50 AM CST on January 06, 2009
Air Temperature 53 °F
Humidity 95
Wind direction (W Dir) East (75 - 84 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd) 3.9 kts (4.5 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP) 6 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH) 1.31 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR) exactly 1.3 ft
Wave Swell Period (WSP) 6 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH) 1.64 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR) 0.82 - 2.46 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP) 29.80 in
Pressure Tendency (PT) -0.08 in
Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly
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Current Wave Detail Observations
Updated:3:00 AM CST on January 06, 2009
Water Depth46 ft
Wave Height1.44 ft
Spectral Peak Period6.3 sec
Average Wave Period4.6 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)
20:50 49 62 93 North 11.7 13.4 7 2.30 exactly 2.3 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 7 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.92
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21:50 49 62 93 North 9.7 11.2 7 1.97 exactly 2.0 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 7 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.92 -0.01
01:50 52 61 94 NE 3.9 4.5 6 1.64 exactly 1.6
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6 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.83 -0.09
02:50 53 61 95 East 3.9 4.5 6 1.31 exactly 1.3
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6 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.80 -0.08

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 46 ft 2.53 ft 6.7 sec 3.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 46 ft 2.23 ft 7.1 sec 3.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 46 ft 1.87 ft 7.1 sec 4.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 46 ft 1.90 ft 6.7 sec 3.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
01:00 46 ft 1.71 ft 6.7 sec 4.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
02:00 46 ft 1.77 ft 6.3 sec 4.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
03:00 46 ft 1.44 ft 6.3 sec 4.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec


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