Station 46041 (LLNR 733) - CAPE ELIZABETH- 45NM NW of Aberdeen, WA

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
AMPS payload
47.349 N 124.708 W (47°20'58" N 124°42'30" 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: 114.3 m
Watch circle radius: 190 yards

"Potential Explosion Hazard Exists for this Buoy"

LINK TO PMEL's pCO2 SITE for their data on this Station:
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/co2/story/Cape+Elizabeth

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Conditions at 46041 as of
(6:50 am PDT)
1350 GMT on 05/25/2013:
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 Speed (WSPD):	9.7 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	9.7 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	4.6 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	11 sec
	Average Period (APD):	7.9 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.01 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.00 in ( Steady )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	49.1 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	54.5 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	44.6 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	9.7 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	9.7 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PDT)	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
05	25	5:50 am	-	7.8	9.7	4.6	13	8.2	-	30.02	+0.00	48.9	54.5	-	-	-	-
05	25	4:50 am	-	5.8	7.8	4.9	11	8.6	-	30.02	-0.02	49.5	54.7	-	-	-	-
05	25	3:50 am	-	3.9	3.9	4.9	14	8.1	-	30.02	-0.02	51.1	54.7	-	-	-	-
05	25	2:50 am	-	3.9	5.8	4.9	12	8.1	-	30.02	-0.02	51.3	54.5	-	-	-	-
05	25	1:50 am	-	3.9	3.9	4.6	12	7.8	-	30.03	-0.01	51.4	54.7	-	-	-	-
05	25	12:50 am	-	3.9	5.8	4.6	12	7.6	-	30.04	-0.02	51.3	54.7	-	-	-	-
05	24	11:50 pm	-	1.9	3.9	4.9	13	7.8	-	30.04	-0.02	51.4	54.5	-	-	-	-
05	24	10:50 pm	-	3.9	3.9	5.2	14	7.6	-	30.05	-0.01	51.4	54.7	-	-	-	-
05	24	9:50 pm	-	3.9	5.8	5.2	14	7.7	-	30.06	+0.01	51.8	54.7	-	-	-	-
05	24	8:50 pm	-	5.8	5.8	5.2	13	7.0	-	30.06	+0.00	52.0	54.7	-	-	-	-
05	24	7:50 pm	-	5.8	7.8	5.2	14	7.5	-	30.06	+0.00	51.8	54.9	-	-	-	-
05	24	6:50 pm	-	5.8	9.7	5.6	14	7.6	-	30.05	+0.00	52.2	54.9	-	-	-	-
05	24	5:50 pm	-	7.8	9.7	5.9	14	7.8	-	30.06	+0.01	52.5	55.0	-	-	-	-
05	24	4:50 pm	-	7.8	9.7	6.6	14	9.0	-	30.05	-	52.3	55.0	-	-	-	-
05	24	3:50 pm	-	7.8	9.7	6.2	14	8.7	-	30.05	+0.02	52.3	55.2	-	-	-	-
05	24	2:50 pm	-	7.8	9.7	6.2	15	9.0	-	30.04	+0.01	52.2	55.2	-	-	-	-
05	24	12:50 pm	-	3.9	3.9	5.6	14	8.1	-	30.03	+0.01	51.4	54.9	-	-	-	-
05	24	11:50 am	-	1.9	3.9	5.6	15	8.4	-	30.03	+0.02	51.4	54.1	-	-	-	-
05	24	10:50 am	-	3.9	5.8	6.6	15	8.8	-	30.02	+0.02	51.1	54.0	-	-	-	-
05	24	9:50 am	-	1.9	3.9	6.2	15	8.5	-	30.02	+0.02	50.9	54.0	-	-	-	-
05	24	8:50 am	-	1.9	3.9	6.2	14	8.1	-	30.01	+0.02	50.7	53.6	-	-	-	-
05	24	7:50 am	-	1.9	3.9	6.6	15	7.6	-	30.00	+0.02	50.2	53.4	-	-	-	-
05	24	6:50 am	-	1.9	3.9	6.9	15	7.9	-	29.99	+0.02	50.5	53.2	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46041 as of (7:00 am PDT)
1400 GMT on 05/25/2013:
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):	4.6 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	4.6 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	11.4 sec
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.0 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4.0 sec
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	7.9 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
05	25	6:00 am	4.6	4.6	12.9	N/A	1.0	3.8	N/A	SWELL	8.2
05	25	5:00 am	4.9	4.9	11.4	N/A	0.7	3.8	N/A	SWELL	8.6
05	25	4:00 am	4.9	4.9	13.8	N/A	1.0	4.0	N/A	SWELL	8.1
05	25	3:00 am	4.9	4.6	12.1	N/A	1.0	3.7	N/A	SWELL	8.1
05	25	2:00 am	4.6	4.6	12.1	N/A	1.0	4.0	N/A	SWELL	7.8
05	25	1:00 am	4.6	4.6	12.1	N/A	1.0	4.0	N/A	SWELL	7.6
05	25	12:00 am	4.9	4.9	12.9	N/A	1.0	3.7	N/A	SWELL	7.8
05	24	11:00 pm	5.2	4.9	13.8	N/A	1.3	4.0	N/A	SWELL	7.6
05	24	10:00 pm	5.2	5.2	13.8	N/A	1.3	3.8	N/A	SWELL	7.7
05	24	9:00 pm	5.2	5.2	12.9	N/A	1.3	4.0	N/A	SWELL	7.0
05	24	8:00 pm	5.2	5.2	13.8	N/A	1.0	3.8	N/A	SWELL	7.5
05	24	7:00 pm	5.6	5.6	13.8	N/A	1.0	3.7	N/A	SWELL	7.6
05	24	6:00 pm	5.9	5.9	13.8	N/A	1.0	4.0	N/A	SWELL	7.8
05	24	5:00 pm	6.6	6.6	13.8	N/A	1.0	4.0	N/A	SWELL	9.0
05	24	4:00 pm	6.2	6.2	13.8	N/A	0.7	3.3	N/A	SWELL	8.7
05	24	3:00 pm	6.2	6.2	14.8	N/A	0.7	3.3	N/A	SWELL	9.0
05	24	1:00 pm	5.6	5.2	13.8	N/A	0.7	4.0	N/A	SWELL	8.1
05	24	12:00 pm	5.6	5.6	14.8	N/A	1.0	3.7	N/A	SWELL	8.4
05	24	11:00 am	6.6	6.6	14.8	N/A	1.0	3.8	N/A	SWELL	8.8
05	24	10:00 am	6.2	5.9	14.8	N/A	1.0	3.8	N/A	SWELL	8.5
05	24	9:00 am	6.2	6.2	13.8	N/A	1.0	3.1	N/A	SWELL	8.1
05	24	8:00 am	6.6	6.2	14.8	N/A	1.3	3.8	N/A	SWELL	7.6
05	24	7:00 am	6.9	6.9	14.8	N/A	1.3	3.6	N/A	SWELL	7.9

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

Description of Measurements

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Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.

Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.

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