Station 46050 (LLNR 641) - STONEWALL BANKS - 20NM West of Newport, OR

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
ARES 4.4 payload
44.641 N 124.500 W (44°38'28" N 124°29'59" 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: 123 m
Watch circle radius: 281 yards

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Conditions at 46050 as of
(6:50 pm PST on 11/23/2009)
0250 GMT on 11/24/2009:
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):	13.6 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	15.5 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	7.5 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	10 sec
	Average Period (APD):	7.6 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WNW ( 284 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.29 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.00 in ( Steady )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	53.1 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	52.3 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	48.4 °F
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (PST)	WDIR	WSPD
6:50 pm	S ( 171 deg )	12.6 kts
6:40 pm	S ( 170 deg )	12.4 kts
6:30 pm	SSE ( 168 deg )	12.8 kts
6:20 pm	S ( 170 deg )	13.2 kts
6:10 pm	S ( 170 deg )	13.0 kts
6:00 pm	S ( 172 deg )	13.2 kts

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (PST)	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

11	23	5:50 pm	S	13.6	17.5	8.5	10	8.1	WNW	30.29	+0.00	53.2	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	4:50 pm	S	13.6	17.5	7.2	11	7.0	WNW	30.29	-	53.1	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	3:50 pm	S	13.6	17.5	8.5	10	7.4	WNW	30.30	-0.01	52.9	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	2:50 pm	S	15.5	19.4	7.9	10	7.0	W	30.29	-0.03	52.7	52.5	-	-	-	-
11	23	1:50 pm	S	15.5	19.4	8.5	10	7.3	W	30.29	-0.06	52.3	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	12:50 pm	S	17.5	19.4	9.2	11	7.5	W	30.31	-	52.0	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	11:50 am	S	17.5	21.4	8.9	11	7.2	W	30.32	-0.01	51.8	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	10:50 am	S	15.5	19.4	9.8	11	7.6	WNW	30.35	+0.02	51.6	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	9:50 am	SSE	15.5	19.4	10.8	16	8.1	W	30.33	+0.01	51.6	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	8:50 am	SSE	13.6	17.5	10.5	11	7.7	W	30.33	+0.01	51.1	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	7:50 am	S	15.5	17.5	10.5	11	7.6	WNW	30.32	+0.02	51.1	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	6:50 am	S	13.6	17.5	9.8	17	7.7	W	30.32	+0.02	50.5	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	5:50 am	S	15.5	19.4	10.5	11	7.9	WNW	30.32	+0.02	50.5	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	4:50 am	S	17.5	21.4	11.5	10	8.1	WNW	30.30	+0.02	50.5	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	3:50 am	S	15.5	19.4	11.5	11	8.3	WNW	30.30	+0.02	50.4	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	2:50 am	S	15.5	19.4	14.1	11	9.0	WNW	30.30	+0.01	50.4	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	1:50 am	S	15.5	21.4	13.5	11	8.9	WNW	30.28	+0.00	50.4	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	23	12:50 am	S	15.5	19.4	14.8	12	9.3	WNW	30.27	+0.00	51.1	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	22	11:50 pm	S	13.6	15.5	13.5	12	8.9	WNW	30.28	+0.03	51.3	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	22	10:50 pm	S	9.7	13.6	16.4	12	9.6	WNW	30.27	+0.03	51.8	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	22	9:50 pm	SSW	7.8	11.7	15.7	12	9.3	WNW	30.27	+0.04	51.6	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	22	8:50 pm	SSW	7.8	9.7	16.1	11	8.9	WNW	30.26	+0.04	51.4	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	22	7:50 pm	WSW	5.8	9.7	16.4	12	9.0	WNW	30.25	+0.06	51.6	52.3	-	-	-	-
11	22	6:50 pm	W	7.8	11.7	16.1	13	8.5	WNW	30.23	+0.07	51.6	52.3	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46050 as of
(7:00 pm PST on 11/23/2009)
0300 GMT on 11/24/2009:
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):	7.5 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	6.9 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	WNW
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	2.6 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5.3 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SW
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	AVERAGE
	Average Wave Period (APD):	7.6 sec

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (PST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec

11	23	6:00 pm	8.5	7.9	10.0	WNW	3.0	4.8	SW	AVERAGE	8.1
11	23	5:00 pm	7.2	6.2	10.8	WNW	3.3	6.2	WSW	SWELL	7.0
11	23	4:00 pm	8.5	7.5	10.0	WNW	3.6	6.2	WSW	AVERAGE	7.4
11	23	3:00 pm	7.9	6.9	10.0	W	3.9	6.7	WSW	AVERAGE	7.0
11	23	2:00 pm	8.5	7.5	10.0	W	3.9	5.9	WSW	AVERAGE	7.3
11	23	1:00 pm	9.2	8.5	10.8	W	3.9	5.9	WSW	AVERAGE	7.5
11	23	12:00 pm	8.9	7.9	10.8	W	3.9	4.0	SSW	AVERAGE	7.2
11	23	11:00 am	9.8	9.2	11.4	WNW	3.9	5.9	W	SWELL	7.6
11	23	10:00 am	10.8	10.2	16.0	W	4.3	5.9	W	SWELL	8.1
11	23	9:00 am	10.5	9.5	10.8	W	4.6	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	7.7
11	23	8:00 am	10.5	9.5	11.4	WNW	4.3	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	7.6
11	23	7:00 am	9.8	8.9	17.4	W	4.3	5.9	WNW	SWELL	7.7
11	23	6:00 am	10.5	9.8	10.8	WNW	4.3	5.6	W	AVERAGE	7.9
11	23	5:00 am	11.5	10.8	10.0	WNW	3.6	5.3	WNW	AVERAGE	8.1
11	23	4:00 am	11.5	10.5	11.4	WNW	4.6	5.3	W	AVERAGE	8.3
11	23	3:00 am	14.1	13.5	11.4	WNW	4.6	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	9.0
11	23	2:00 am	13.5	12.8	11.4	WNW	3.6	6.2	W	AVERAGE	8.9
11	23	1:00 am	14.8	13.8	12.1	WNW	4.6	4.5	WNW	AVERAGE	9.3
11	23	12:00 am	13.5	13.1	12.1	WNW	3.6	5.9	W	AVERAGE	8.9
11	22	11:00 pm	16.4	16.1	12.1	WNW	2.6	4.5	W	AVERAGE	9.6
11	22	10:00 pm	15.7	15.7	12.1	WNW	2.0	3.6	WNW	AVERAGE	9.3
11	22	9:00 pm	16.1	16.1	11.4	WNW	2.3	3.6	WNW	AVERAGE	8.9
11	22	8:00 pm	16.4	16.4	12.1	WNW	2.3	4.0	WNW	AVERAGE	9.0
11	22	7:00 pm	16.1	15.7	12.9	WNW	2.3	3.7	W	AVERAGE	8.5

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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