Station 46072 (LLNR 27510) - Central Aleutians 230NM Southwest of Dutch Harbor

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
6-meter NOMAD buoy
ARES 4.4 payload
51.625 N 172.167 W (51°37'30" N 172°10'0" 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: 1m below site elevation
Water depth: 3641 m
Watch circle radius: 3558 yards

Station 46072 is transmitting intermittently. This buoy will be fully restored to service when it can be worked into the schedule. When the service date is known, it will be posted in the maintenance report

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Conditions at 46072 as of
(8:50 pm AKST on 02/09/2010)
0550 GMT on 02/10/2010:
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.
	Wave Height (WVHT):	4.7 m
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	15 sec
	Average Period (APD):	9.8 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	971.5 mb
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+1.1 mb ( Rising )
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	4.8 °C

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (AKST)	WDIR	WSPD m/s	GST m/s	WVHT m	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES mb	PTDY mb	ATMP °C	WTMP °C	DEWP °C	SAL psu	VIS km	TIDE m

02	09	7:50 pm	-	-	-	4.7	11	9.8	-	971.1	+1.2	-	4.9	-	-	-	-
02	09	6:50 pm	-	-	-	4.3	16	9.6	-	970.6	+0.9	-	4.8	-	-	-	-
02	09	5:50 pm	-	-	-	4.3	12	9.3	-	970.4	+0.9	-	4.5	-	-	-	-
02	09	4:50 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	9.2	-	969.9	+0.9	-	4.4	-	-	-	-
02	09	3:50 pm	-	-	-	4.4	12	9.0	-	969.7	+1.1	-	4.4	-	-	-	-
02	09	2:50 pm	-	-	-	5.0	13	8.9	-	969.5	+1.5	-	3.8	-	-	-	-
02	09	1:50 pm	-	-	-	4.1	11	7.6	-	969.0	+1.8	-	3.9	-	-	-	-
02	09	12:50 pm	-	-	-	4.6	12	8.3	-	968.6	+2.2	-	3.8	-	-	-	-
02	09	11:50 am	-	-	-	4.7	12	8.2	-	968.0	+2.3	-	4.0	-	-	-	-
02	09	10:50 am	-	-	-	4.9	13	8.8	-	967.2	+2.0	-	4.5	-	-	-	-
02	09	9:50 am	-	-	-	5.2	11	8.8	-	966.4	+1.6	-	3.9	-	-	-	-
02	09	8:50 am	-	-	-	5.2	12	9.3	-	965.7	+1.1	-	3.8	-	-	-	-
02	09	7:50 am	-	-	-	5.6	11	9.7	-	965.2	+0.8	-	3.9	-	-	-	-
02	09	6:50 am	-	-	-	5.6	11	9.8	-	964.8	+0.7	-	4.1	-	-	-	-
02	09	5:50 am	-	-	-	5.2	11	9.7	-	964.6	+0.7	-	4.6	-	-	-	-
02	09	4:50 am	-	-	-	4.9	11	10.0	-	964.4	+0.7	-	4.9	-	-	-	-
02	09	3:50 am	-	-	-	4.5	11	9.1	-	964.1	+0.6	-	4.4	-	-	-	-
02	09	2:50 am	-	-	-	5.1	12	9.8	-	963.9	+0.4	-	4.2	-	-	-	-
02	09	1:50 am	-	-	-	5.2	12	9.8	-	963.7	+0.3	-	3.9	-	-	-	-
02	09	12:50 am	-	-	-	4.4	12	9.3	-	963.5	+0.0	-	3.8	-	-	-	-
02	08	11:50 pm	-	-	-	4.4	12	9.0	-	963.5	+0.3	-	3.7	-	-	-	-
02	08	10:50 pm	-	-	-	4.4	12	8.8	-	963.4	+0.3	-	3.8	-	-	-	-
02	08	9:50 pm	-	-	-	5.5	12	9.5	-	963.3	+0.4	-	3.9	-	-	-	-
02	08	8:50 pm	-	-	-	5.3	11	9.0	-	963.2	+0.4	-	3.9	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46072 as of
(9:00 pm AKST on 02/09/2010)
0600 GMT on 02/10/2010:
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):	4.7 m
	Average Wave Period (APD):	9.8 sec

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

02	09	8:00 pm	4.7	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.8
02	09	7:00 pm	4.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	9.6
02	09	6:00 pm	4.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.3
02	09	5:00 pm	4.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	9.2
02	09	4:00 pm	4.4	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.0
02	09	3:00 pm	5.0	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	8.9
02	09	2:00 pm	4.1	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	7.6
02	09	1:00 pm	4.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	8.3
02	09	12:00 pm	4.7	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	8.2
02	09	11:00 am	4.9	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	8.8
02	09	10:00 am	5.2	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	STEEP	8.8
02	09	9:00 am	5.2	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.3
02	09	8:00 am	5.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.7
02	09	7:00 am	5.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.8
02	09	6:00 am	5.2	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.7
02	09	5:00 am	4.9	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	10.0
02	09	4:00 am	4.5	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.1
02	09	3:00 am	5.1	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.8
02	09	2:00 am	5.2	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.8
02	09	1:00 am	4.4	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.3
02	09	12:00 am	4.4	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.0
02	08	11:00 pm	4.4	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	8.8
02	08	10:00 pm	5.5	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.5
02	08	9:00 pm	5.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	AVERAGE	9.0

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

Ocean Current Data for 46072

		8:58 pm AKST			8:28 pm AKST			7:58 pm AKST			7:28 pm AKST			6:58 pm AKST			6:28 pm AKST			5:58 pm AKST			5:28 pm AKST
Depth m		Dir °	Speed cm/s		Dir °	Speed cm/s		Dir °	Speed cm/s		Dir °	Speed cm/s		Dir °	Speed cm/s		Dir °	Speed cm/s		Dir °	Speed cm/s		Dir °	Speed cm/s
4		250	140.0		-	-		240	145.0		-	-		250	137.0		-	-		240	139.0		-	-

Previous 24 hours of ocean current data for 46072

Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:
1-day plot - ocean current 1-day plot 3-day plot - ocean current 3-day plot 5-day plot - ocean current 5-day plot

Description of Measurements

Links which are specific to this station are listed below:

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.

The weekly status report and the weekly maintenance report also provide valuable station information.

Note that the payload types and the station locations occasionally change.
Please refer to the NDBC data inventory for the data history of each station.

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