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West Orca Bay 36NM South Southwest of Valdez, AK (46060) 60.59 North -146.83 West
Local Time: 2:28 AM AKST on January 08, 2009 [America/Anchorage]  
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: 1:50 AM AKST on January 08, 2009
Air Temperature 26 °F
Wind direction (W Dir) NE (35 - 44 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd) 3.9 kts (4.5 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP) 6 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH) 2.62 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR) exactly 2.6 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) 6 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH) 1.64 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR) 0.82 - 2.46 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP) 29.63 in
Pressure Tendency (PT) +0.02 in
Increasing, then steady; or increasing, then increasing more slowly
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Current Wave Detail Observations
Updated:2:00 AM AKST on January 08, 2009
Water Depth1526 ft
Wave Height2.69 ft
Spectral Peak Period5.9 sec
Average Wave Period4.8 sec
Sampling Interval0.6 sec
Wave Record2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for January 8, 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 24 40
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 North 7.8 8.9 6 2.62 exactly 2.6 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 6 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.60
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23:50 26 40
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 North 5.8 6.7 6 2.30 exactly 2.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 6 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.62 +0.02
00:50 26 40
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 East 3.9 4.5 6 2.30 exactly 2.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 6 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.62 +0.02
01:50 26 40
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 NE 3.9 4.5 6 2.62 exactly 2.6 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 6 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.63 +0.02

Wave Detail Buoy Data for January 8, 2009
Update Time Water Depth Wave Height Spectral Peak Period Average Wave Period Sampling Interval Wave Record
21:00 1526 ft 2.59 ft 5.6 sec 4.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 1526 ft 2.82 ft 5.6 sec 4.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 1526 ft 2.43 ft 5.6 sec 4.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 1526 ft 2.23 ft 5.9 sec 4.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
01:00 1526 ft 2.26 ft 5.6 sec 4.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
02:00 1526 ft 2.69 ft 5.9 sec 4.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec


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