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41 observations from 05/21/2013 2300 GMT to 05/22/2013 0030 GMT

ID      T1 TIME    LAT     LON DIST HDG WDIR  WSPD   GST  WVHT   DPD   APD MWD   PRES  PTDY  ATMP  WTMP  DEWP   VIS  TCC  TIDE  S1HT  S1PD  S1DIR  S2HT  S2PD  S2DIR   Ice   Sea      SwH      SwP     SwD     WWH    WWP    WWD      STEEPNESS
           (GMT)                 nm  °T   °T   kts   kts    ft   sec   sec  °T     in    in    °F    °F    °F   nmi  8th    ft    ft   sec     °T    ft   sec     °T   Acc   Ice       ft      sec              ft    sec     
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SHIP     S 0000  54.80 -174.10  218 255  230  12.0     -   4.9   6.0     -   -  29.62 +0.03  44.6  44.6  35.6     5    8     -   6.6  10.0    140     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
    1 observations reported for 0000 GMT

ID      T1 TIME    LAT     LON DIST HDG WDIR  WSPD   GST  WVHT   DPD   APD MWD   PRES  PTDY  ATMP  WTMP  DEWP   VIS  TCC  TIDE  S1HT  S1PD  S1DIR  S2HT  S2PD  S2DIR   Ice   Sea      SwH      SwP     SwD     WWH    WWP    WWD      STEEPNESS
           (GMT)                 nm  °T   °T   kts   kts    ft   sec   sec  °T     in    in    °F    °F    °F   nmi  8th    ft    ft   sec     °T    ft   sec     °T   Acc   Ice       ft      sec              ft    sec     
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VCVA2    O 2342  57.13 -170.29  107 316  140   7.0   9.9     -     -     -   -  29.56     -  37.2     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 2336  57.13 -170.29  107 316  140   6.0  11.1     -     -     -   -  29.57     -  37.0     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 2330  57.13 -170.29  107 316  140   8.0  12.0     -     -     -   -  29.57     -  37.0     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 2324  57.13 -170.29  107 316  140   6.0  12.0     -     -     -   -  29.57     -  37.2     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 2318  57.13 -170.29  107 316  140   6.0  13.0     -     -     -   -  29.57     -  37.4     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 2312  57.13 -170.29  107 316  130   5.1  11.1     -     -     -   -  29.57     -  37.0     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 2306  57.13 -170.29  107 316  130   8.0  12.0     -     -     -   -  29.57     -  36.9     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 2300  57.13 -170.29  107 316  130   8.9  11.1     -     -     -   -  29.57 -0.05  37.0     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 2342  53.88 -166.54  130 157  180   8.9  17.1     -     -     -   -  29.80     -  51.8  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 2336  53.88 -166.54  130 157  190  11.1  15.9     -     -     -   -  29.80     -  51.3  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 2330  53.88 -166.54  130 157  200   9.9  15.0     -     -     -   -  29.80     -  50.7  41.5     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 2324  53.88 -166.54  130 157  190   7.0  17.1     -     -     -   -  29.80     -  49.5  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 2318  53.88 -166.54  130 157  180   6.0  13.0     -     -     -   -  29.80     -  48.6  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 2312  53.88 -166.54  130 157  190  12.0  15.0     -     -     -   -  29.80     -  48.6  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 2306  53.88 -166.54  130 157  190  12.0  17.1     -     -     -   -  29.80     -  48.7  41.5     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 2300  53.88 -166.54  130 157  190   8.9  18.1     -     -     -   -  29.80 +0.00  49.3  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
OLSA2    O 2342  52.94 -168.87  179 190  210  15.0  19.0     -     -     -   -  29.82     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
OLSA2    O 2336  52.94 -168.87  179 190  210  15.0  21.0     -     -     -   -  29.81     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
OLSA2    O 2330  52.94 -168.87  179 190  210  14.0  22.0     -     -     -   -  29.81     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
OLSA2    O 2324  52.94 -168.87  179 190  210  15.9  22.9     -     -     -   -  29.81     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
OLSA2    O 2318  52.94 -168.87  179 190  210  19.0  22.0     -     -     -   -  29.81     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
OLSA2    O 2312  52.94 -168.87  179 190  210  17.1  25.1     -     -     -   -  29.81     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
OLSA2    O 2306  52.94 -168.87  179 190  210  19.0  21.0     -     -     -   -  29.81     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
OLSA2    O 2300  52.94 -168.87  179 190  210  18.1  22.0     -     -     -   -  29.81 +0.04     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
KGCA2    O 2342  55.06 -162.33  199 102  150  13.0  15.9     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  43.3     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
KGCA2    O 2336  55.06 -162.33  199 102  140  12.0  17.1     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  43.5     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
KGCA2    O 2330  55.06 -162.33  199 102  150  13.0  17.1     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  43.5     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
KGCA2    O 2324  55.06 -162.33  199 102  140  12.0  18.1     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  43.7     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
KGCA2    O 2318  55.06 -162.33  199 102  140  11.1  15.9     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  43.3     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
KGCA2    O 2312  55.06 -162.33  199 102  130   8.9  15.0     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  43.3     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
KGCA2    O 2306  55.06 -162.33  199 102  140  11.1  14.0     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  43.2     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
KGCA2    O 2300  55.06 -162.33  199 102  140   9.9  17.1     -     -     -   -  29.98 -0.04  44.1     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PMOA2    O 2342  55.99 -160.57  250  85  150  24.1  28.9     -     -     -   -  30.02     -  45.3  39.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PMOA2    O 2336  55.99 -160.57  250  85  150  24.1  28.9     -     -     -   -  30.02     -  45.1  39.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PMOA2    O 2330  55.99 -160.57  250  85  150  25.1  31.1     -     -     -   -  30.03     -  45.5  39.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PMOA2    O 2324  55.99 -160.57  250  85  140  26.0  31.1     -     -     -   -  30.03     -  45.5  39.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PMOA2    O 2318  55.99 -160.57  250  85  150  25.1  28.9     -     -     -   -  30.03     -  45.3  39.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PMOA2    O 2312  55.99 -160.57  250  85  150  26.0  31.1     -     -     -   -  30.03     -  45.3  39.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PMOA2    O 2306  55.99 -160.57  250  85  150  26.0  29.9     -     -     -   -  30.03     -  45.3  39.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PMOA2    O 2300  55.99 -160.57  250  85  150  26.0  31.1     -     -     -   -  30.03 -0.05  45.3  39.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
    40 observations reported for 2300 GMT

1 B = Buoy, C = C-MAN Station, D = Drifting Buoy, S = Ship, O = Other

Description of Observation Data