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NW HAWAII 170 NM West Northwest of Kauai Island (51001) 23.43 North -162.21 West
Local Time: 1:27 AM HST on January 08, 2009 [Pacific/Honolulu]  
Buoy Type: 6-meter NOMAD buoy Buoy Hull: 6N38 Payload: ARES payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake Note: Directional wave data for this area are available at 51101.

Current Weather/Wave Observations
Updated: 12:50 AM HST on January 08, 2009
Air Temperature 72 °F
Wind direction (W Dir) East (85 - 94 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd) 15.6 kts (17.9 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP) 12 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH) 7.22 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR) exactly 7.2 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP) 7 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH) 4.92 ft
Wind Wave Range (WWR) 4.10 - 5.74 ft
Wave Swell Period (WSP) 12 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH) 4.92 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR) 4.10 - 5.74 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP) 30.06 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:11:00 PM HST on January 07, 2009
Water Depth11253 ft
Wave Height7.87 ft
Spectral Peak Period12.1 sec
Average Wave Period6.9 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 74 76
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 East 13.6 15.7 13 7.87 exactly 7.9 7 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 13 6.56 5.74 - 7.38 30.09 +0.04
21:50 73 76
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 East 11.7 13.4 13 7.87 exactly 7.9 6 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 13 6.56 5.74 - 7.38 30.10 +0.04
22:50 72 76
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 East 13.6 15.7 12 7.87 exactly 7.9 6 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 12 6.56 5.74 - 7.38 30.10 +0.02
00:50 72 76
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 East 15.6 17.9 12 7.22 exactly 7.2 7 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 12 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 30.06 -0.04

Wave Detail Buoy Data for January 8, 2009
Update Time Water Depth Wave Height Spectral Peak Period Average Wave Period Sampling Interval Wave Record
20:00 11253 ft 7.61 ft 12.1 sec 7.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 11253 ft 7.81 ft 12.9 sec 7.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 11253 ft 7.87 ft 12.1 sec 6.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec


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