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22 observations from 05/20/2013 0400 GMT to 05/20/2013 0542 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 0500  57.13 -170.29    4 176  120  12.0  17.1     -     -     -   -  30.04 -0.06  36.7     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0500  53.88 -166.54  237 146  190  19.0  26.0     -     -     -   -  30.21 -0.05  42.3  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
    2 observations reported for 0500 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 0454  57.13 -170.29    4 176  120  13.0  17.1     -     -     -   -  30.04     -  36.9     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0448  57.13 -170.29    4 176  120  12.0  17.1     -     -     -   -  30.05     -  36.5     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0442  57.13 -170.29    4 176  130  12.0  18.1     -     -     -   -  30.05     -  36.9     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0436  57.13 -170.29    4 176  130   9.9  15.9     -     -     -   -  30.05     -  37.0     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0430  57.13 -170.29    4 176  130   8.9  19.0     -     -     -   -  30.05     -  37.4     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0424  57.13 -170.29    4 176  130  12.0  19.0     -     -     -   -  30.06     -  37.2     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0418  57.13 -170.29    4 176  140  11.1  18.1     -     -     -   -  30.06     -  37.2     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0412  57.13 -170.29    4 176  140   9.9  18.1     -     -     -   -  30.06     -  37.2     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0406  57.13 -170.29    4 176  140   9.9  17.1     -     -     -   -  30.06     -  37.2     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0400  57.13 -170.29    4 176  140   8.9  18.1     -     -     -   -  30.06 -0.06  37.0     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0454  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  14.0  27.0     -     -     -   -  30.21     -  41.7  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0448  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  19.0  26.0     -     -     -   -  30.21     -  41.7  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0442  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  17.1  26.0     -     -     -   -  30.22     -  41.7  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0436  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  13.0  32.1     -     -     -   -  30.22     -  41.7  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0430  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  21.0  28.0     -     -     -   -  30.22     -  41.7  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0424  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  17.1  28.9     -     -     -   -  30.22     -  41.9  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0418  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  15.0  28.9     -     -     -   -  30.22     -  41.9  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0412  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  20.0  29.9     -     -     -   -  30.22     -  42.1  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0406  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  15.0  31.1     -     -     -   -  30.22     -  41.9  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
UNLA2    O 0400  53.88 -166.54  237 146  180  14.0  28.0     -     -     -   -  30.23 -0.06  41.9  41.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
    20 observations reported for 0400 GMT

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

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