Station 42056 (LLNR 110) - Yucatan Basin - 120 NM ESE of Cozumel, MX

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3-meter discus buoy
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19.802 N 84.857 W (19°48'6" N 84°51'24" 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: 4684 m
Watch circle radius: 5083 yards

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Conditions at 42056 as of
(3:50 am CDT)
0850 GMT on 07/26/2014:
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):	NE ( 50 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	11.7 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	13.6 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	4.3 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	10 sec
	Average Period (APD):	5.4 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	ESE ( 105 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.96 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.05 in ( Falling )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	84.4 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	78.4 °F
	Heat Index (HEAT):	96.1 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	11.7 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	13.6 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (CDT)	WDIR	WSPD
3:50 am	NE ( 54 deg )	11.3 kts
3:40 am	ENE ( 57 deg )	11.3 kts
3:30 am	NE ( 56 deg )	11.8 kts
3:20 am	NE ( 50 deg )	12.0 kts
3:10 am	NE ( 49 deg )	11.8 kts
3:00 am	NE ( 48 deg )	11.7 kts

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (CDT)		WSPD		WDIR
3:20 am		13.6 kts		NE ( 50 deg true )

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (CDT)	GDR	GST
3:47 am	ENE ( 60 deg )	13.6 kts

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)	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	26	2:50 am	NE	11.7	13.6	4.3	9	5.5	ESE	29.97	-0.05	84.6	-	78.4	-	-	-
07	26	1:50 am	ENE	11.7	13.6	4.6	9	5.3	E	29.99	-0.02	84.9	-	77.9	-	-	-
07	26	12:50 am	ENE	11.7	13.6	4.3	9	5.3	E	30.01	+0.01	85.1	-	78.3	-	-	-
07	25	11:50 pm	ENE	13.6	15.5	4.6	9	5.5	ESE	30.02	+0.03	85.3	-	78.4	-	-	-
07	25	10:50 pm	ENE	13.6	15.5	4.3	9	5.2	ESE	30.01	+0.04	85.5	-	79.2	-	-	-
07	25	9:50 pm	ENE	13.6	15.5	4.6	9	5.3	ESE	30.00	+0.04	85.3	-	79.3	-	-	-
07	25	8:50 pm	NE	13.6	15.5	3.9	8	5.1	ESE	29.99	+0.03	85.3	-	79.3	-	-	-
07	25	7:50 pm	NE	13.6	15.5	3.9	9	5.3	ESE	29.97	+0.01	85.1	-	79.7	-	-	-
07	25	6:50 pm	NE	13.6	15.5	4.3	9	5.4	ESE	29.96	+0.00	85.1	-	79.2	-	-	-
07	25	5:50 pm	NE	11.7	13.6	3.9	9	5.5	ESE	29.96	-0.01	85.3	-	79.0	-	-	-
07	25	4:50 pm	NE	11.7	13.6	3.9	9	5.4	ESE	29.96	-0.02	85.3	-	79.0	-	-	-
07	25	3:50 pm	NE	11.7	13.6	3.6	9	4.9	ESE	29.96	-0.04	85.3	-	77.4	-	-	-
07	25	2:50 pm	NE	13.6	15.5	3.3	9	5.0	ESE	29.97	-0.04	85.1	-	77.7	-	-	-
07	25	1:50 pm	ENE	13.6	15.5	3.3	7	4.8	E	29.98	-0.04	84.9	-	78.3	-	-	-
07	25	12:50 pm	ENE	13.6	17.5	3.3	9	4.7	ESE	30.00	-0.02	84.7	-	78.3	-	-	-
07	25	11:50 am	ENE	13.6	17.5	3.3	9	4.7	ESE	30.01	+0.00	84.7	-	78.1	-	-	-
07	25	10:50 am	NE	11.7	15.5	3.3	9	5.0	E	30.01	+0.01	84.7	-	77.9	-	-	-
07	25	9:50 am	ENE	13.6	15.5	3.3	9	5.0	ESE	30.02	+0.03	84.6	-	77.4	-	-	-
07	25	8:50 am	ENE	13.6	15.5	3.3	8	5.2	E	30.01	+0.04	84.6	-	77.2	-	-	-
07	25	7:50 am	ENE	11.7	15.5	3.6	8	6.0	ESE	30.00	+0.03	84.6	-	76.8	-	-	-
07	25	6:50 am	NE	9.7	11.7	3.3	8	5.8	E	29.99	+0.02	84.4	-	77.2	-	-	-
07	25	5:50 am	NE	7.8	9.7	3.3	8	5.8	ESE	29.97	+0.00	84.0	-	77.2	-	-	-
07	25	4:50 am	ENE	9.7	11.7	3.3	8	5.7	ESE	29.97	-0.02	84.2	-	77.2	-	-	-
07	25	3:50 am	NE	9.7	11.7	3.3	8	5.7	ESE	29.97	-0.03	84.2	-	78.1	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 42056 as of (4:00 am CDT)
0900 GMT on 07/26/2014:
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):	4.3 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	3.6 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	ESE
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	2.6 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5.3 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	E
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	5.4 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
07	26	3:00 am	4.3	3.3	9.1	ESE	2.6	5.6	ESE	SWELL	5.5
07	26	2:00 am	4.6	3.3	9.1	E	3.3	5.6	SE	SWELL	5.3
07	26	1:00 am	4.3	3.3	9.1	E	2.6	5.3	E	SWELL	5.3
07	26	12:00 am	4.6	3.6	9.1	ESE	3.0	5.3	ESE	SWELL	5.5
07	25	11:00 pm	4.3	3.0	9.1	ESE	3.0	5.3	ESE	SWELL	5.2
07	25	10:00 pm	4.6	3.3	9.1	ESE	3.0	5.9	SE	SWELL	5.3
07	25	9:00 pm	3.9	3.0	7.7	ESE	2.6	5.6	ESE	AVERAGE	5.1
07	25	8:00 pm	3.9	3.0	9.1	ESE	3.0	6.2	ESE	SWELL	5.3
07	25	7:00 pm	4.3	3.3	9.1	ESE	2.6	6.2	ESE	SWELL	5.4
07	25	6:00 pm	3.9	3.6	9.1	ESE	2.0	4.3	E	SWELL	5.5
07	25	5:00 pm	3.9	3.3	9.1	ESE	2.0	4.5	E	SWELL	5.4
07	25	4:00 pm	3.6	2.6	9.1	ESE	2.3	4.0	E	SWELL	4.9
07	25	3:00 pm	3.3	2.3	9.1	ESE	2.3	5.9	ESE	SWELL	5.0
07	25	2:00 pm	3.3	2.3	7.1	E	2.3	6.2	ESE	AVERAGE	4.8
07	25	1:00 pm	3.3	2.3	9.1	ESE	2.0	5.9	ESE	SWELL	4.7
07	25	12:00 pm	3.3	2.3	9.1	ESE	2.3	5.0	SE	SWELL	4.7
07	25	11:00 am	3.3	2.6	9.1	E	2.3	5.9	ESE	SWELL	5.0
07	25	10:00 am	3.3	2.6	9.1	ESE	2.0	4.8	SE	SWELL	5.0
07	25	9:00 am	3.3	2.3	7.7	E	2.0	5.9	ESE	AVERAGE	5.2
07	25	8:00 am	3.6	3.0	8.3	ESE	1.6	5.6	SE	SWELL	6.0
07	25	7:00 am	3.3	3.0	8.3	E	1.6	5.0	ESE	SWELL	5.8
07	25	6:00 am	3.3	3.3	8.3	ESE	1.0	3.8	SE	SWELL	5.8
07	25	5:00 am	3.3	3.3	8.3	ESE	1.3	4.3	SE	SWELL	5.7
07	25	4:00 am	3.3	3.3	8.3	ESE	1.3	3.7	ESE	SWELL	5.7

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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