Station 41048 - WEST BERMUDA - 240 NM West of Bermuda

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3-meter discus buoy
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31.950 N 69.497 W (31°57'0" N 69°29'48" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.6 m below site elevation
Water depth: 5261 m
Watch circle radius: 4235 yards

NOTICE: In addition to the 3 meter hull for station 41048, an old 12 meter hull was nearby the station, but has gone adrift. It has been renamed 41A48. Click here to see the latest positions.

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Conditions at 41048 as of
(12:50 am EDT)
0450 GMT on 07/31/2014:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	S ( 170 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	15.5 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	17.5 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	4.9 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	6 sec
	Average Period (APD):	5.0 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	S ( 191 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.09 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.00 in ( Steady )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	82.0 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	81.9 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	75.7 °F
	Heat Index (HEAT):	89.2 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	17.5 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	17.5 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (EDT)	WDIR	WSPD
12:50 am	S ( 173 deg )	15.5 kts
12:40 am	S ( 172 deg )	14.2 kts
12:30 am	S ( 173 deg )	7.6 kts
12:20 am	SSW ( 195 deg )	6.8 kts
12:10 am	SSW ( 210 deg )	7.4 kts
12:00 am	SSW ( 210 deg )	7.0 kts

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (EDT)		WSPD		WDIR
12:48 am		15.5 kts		S ( 170 deg true )

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (EDT)	GDR	GST
12:49 am	S ( 180 deg )	17.5 kts

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EDT)	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL psu	VIS nmi	TIDE ft
07	30	11:50 pm	S	9.7	15.5	5.2	6	5.1	S	30.11	+0.02	77.0	81.9	73.2	-	-	-
07	30	10:50 pm	SSW	13.6	17.5	5.2	6	5.1	S	30.09	+0.01	79.3	81.9	73.6	-	-	-
07	30	9:50 pm	S	15.5	17.5	5.2	6	5.0	S	30.09	+0.01	82.2	81.9	75.7	-	-	-
07	30	8:50 pm	S	15.5	17.5	5.2	7	5.1	SW	30.09	+0.02	82.2	81.9	76.1	-	-	-
07	30	7:50 pm	S	15.5	19.4	5.6	6	5.3	S	30.08	+0.01	82.0	81.9	76.3	-	-	-
07	30	6:50 pm	S	15.5	19.4	5.6	6	5.3	SSE	30.08	-0.01	82.6	82.0	75.4	-	-	-
07	30	5:50 pm	S	15.5	17.5	5.6	6	5.3	S	30.07	-0.02	82.6	82.0	75.9	-	-	-
07	30	4:50 pm	S	15.5	19.4	5.6	6	5.5	S	30.07	-0.01	82.6	82.0	75.7	-	-	-
07	30	3:50 pm	S	15.5	17.5	6.2	6	5.5	S	30.09	+0.00	82.6	82.0	75.4	-	-	-
07	30	2:50 pm	S	17.5	21.4	6.2	7	5.5	S	30.09	+0.00	82.8	82.0	75.4	-	-	-
07	30	1:50 pm	S	17.5	19.4	5.9	8	5.3	SW	30.09	-0.01	82.6	82.0	75.7	-	-	-
07	30	12:50 pm	S	17.5	21.4	6.2	6	5.5	S	30.09	+0.00	82.6	82.0	75.0	-	-	-
07	30	11:50 am	S	17.5	21.4	5.6	7	5.2	SSW	30.09	+0.02	82.8	82.0	74.5	-	-	-
07	30	10:50 am	S	17.5	23.3	5.9	6	5.1	SSW	30.09	+0.03	82.4	82.0	75.0	-	-	-
07	30	9:50 am	S	19.4	23.3	5.6	7	5.1	SW	30.09	+0.03	82.6	81.9	74.5	-	-	-
07	30	8:50 am	S	17.5	21.4	5.9	6	5.0	S	30.07	+0.03	82.4	81.9	75.4	-	-	-
07	30	7:50 am	S	19.4	23.3	6.2	6	5.1	SSW	30.06	+0.03	82.6	81.9	74.8	-	-	-
07	30	6:50 am	S	19.4	23.3	6.2	6	5.2	SSW	30.06	+0.02	82.4	81.9	75.0	-	-	-
07	30	5:50 am	S	19.4	23.3	5.9	6	4.9	SSW	30.04	+0.00	81.9	81.9	75.7	-	-	-
07	30	4:50 am	S	17.5	21.4	5.9	6	5.1	S	30.03	-0.01	81.7	81.9	75.6	-	-	-
07	30	3:50 am	S	15.5	17.5	5.9	6	4.9	SW	30.04	-0.01	81.9	81.9	76.3	-	-	-
07	30	2:50 am	S	19.4	21.4	5.9	7	5.1	SW	30.04	-0.03	82.2	81.9	75.7	-	-	-
07	30	1:50 am	S	19.4	21.4	5.2	6	4.9	S	30.04	-0.03	82.0	81.9	76.1	-	-	-
07	30	12:50 am	S	17.5	21.4	5.6	8	4.9	WSW	30.05	-0.01	82.0	81.9	75.9	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 41048 as of (1:00 am EDT)
0500 GMT on 07/31/2014:
These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Significant Wave Height (WVHT):	4.9 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	1.3 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	13.8 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	E
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	4.9 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	6.2 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	S
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	STEEP
	Average Wave Period (APD):	5.0 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
07	31	12:00 am	5.2	4.6	5.9	S	2.6	4.5	S	VERY_STEEP	5.1
07	30	11:00 pm	5.2	2.6	7.1	SW	4.6	6.2	S	STEEP	5.1
07	30	10:00 pm	5.2	2.0	12.9	WSW	4.9	5.6	S	VERY_STEEP	5.0
07	30	9:00 pm	5.2	2.0	12.9	SE	4.6	7.1	SW	STEEP	5.1
07	30	8:00 pm	5.6	2.3	13.8	NNE	5.2	6.2	S	VERY_STEEP	5.3
07	30	7:00 pm	5.6	1.6	13.8	SE	5.2	5.9	SSE	VERY_STEEP	5.3
07	30	6:00 pm	5.6	2.3	14.8	ENE	5.2	6.2	S	VERY_STEEP	5.3
07	30	5:00 pm	5.6	2.0	13.8	E	5.2	6.2	S	VERY_STEEP	5.5
07	30	4:00 pm	6.2	3.0	7.7	WSW	5.6	6.2	S	VERY_STEEP	5.5
07	30	3:00 pm	6.2	2.0	12.9	SW	5.9	6.7	S	STEEP	5.5
07	30	2:00 pm	5.9	1.3	13.8	E	5.6	8.3	SW	AVERAGE	5.3
07	30	1:00 pm	6.2	1.6	13.8	WSW	5.9	6.2	S	VERY_STEEP	5.5
07	30	12:00 pm	5.6	1.0	14.8	SE	5.6	6.7	SSW	STEEP	5.2
07	30	11:00 am	5.9	1.3	13.8	ESE	5.9	5.9	SSW	VERY_STEEP	5.1
07	30	10:00 am	5.6	1.0	13.8	NNW	5.6	6.7	SW	STEEP	5.1
07	30	9:00 am	5.9	1.0	14.8	SE	5.9	5.9	S	VERY_STEEP	5.0
07	30	8:00 am	6.2	1.0	12.1	N	6.2	6.2	SSW	VERY_STEEP	5.1
07	30	7:00 am	6.2	1.6	9.1	ESE	5.9	5.6	SSW	VERY_STEEP	5.2
07	30	6:00 am	5.9	1.0	9.1	SSE	5.9	5.6	SSW	VERY_STEEP	4.9
07	30	5:00 am	5.9	1.3	13.8	SSE	5.9	5.6	S	VERY_STEEP	5.1
07	30	4:00 am	5.9	2.0	16.0	S	5.2	6.2	SW	VERY_STEEP	4.9
07	30	3:00 am	5.9	1.6	14.8	SW	5.9	6.7	SW	STEEP	5.1
07	30	2:00 am	5.2	1.0	13.8	E	5.2	5.9	S	VERY_STEEP	4.9
07	30	1:00 am	5.6	1.6	13.8	S	5.2	7.7	WSW	AVERAGE	4.9

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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