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Station 62163 - Brittany Buoy Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 62163

Station 62163

Owned and maintained by UK Met Office in cooperation with Meteo France
Buoy
47.500 N 8.500 W (47°30'0" N 8°30'0" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Anemometer height: 3 m above site elevation

Search And Rescue (SAR) Data

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations near station 62163

Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

Conditions at 62163 as of
0800 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 24 hours of that observation.
24-hour plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 360 deg true )
24-hour plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.0 kts
24-hour plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 5.6 ft
24-hour plot - Average Period Average Period (APD): 6 sec
24-hour plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.25 in
24-hour plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising )
24-hour plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 52.7 °F
24-hour plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 55.2 °F
24-hour plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 44.1 °F
24-hour plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 50.0 °F
24-hour plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

Previous observations
24-hour plot - Wind Direction 24-hour plot - Wind Speed 24-hour plot - Wind Gust 24-hour plot - Wave Height 24-hour plot - Dominant Wave Period 24-hour plot - Average Period 24-hour plot - Mean Wave Direction 24-hour plot - Atmospheric Pressure 24-hour plot - Pressure Tendency 24-hour plot - Air Temperature 24-hour plot - Water Temperature 24-hour plot - Dew Point 24-hour plot - Salinity 24-hour plot - Visibility 24-hour plot - Tide (above MLLW)
MM DD TIME
(GMT)		   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
05250700   NNW 8.0- 5.2- 6-30.24+0.02 52.7 55.0 45.5---
05250600    N 8.9- 5.6- 6-30.22+0.00 52.3 55.2 44.8---
05250500    N 8.9- 5.9- 6-30.22-0.01 52.3 55.2 44.6---
05250400    N 9.9- 5.6- 6-30.22-0.03 52.7 55.2 43.3---
05250300    N 11.1- 6.2- 6-30.22-0.03 52.9 55.2 45.0---
05250200    N 11.1- 7.2- 6-30.24-0.02 52.7 55.2 45.1---
05250100    N 12.0- 7.2- 6-30.24-0.01 52.9 55.2 46.4---
05250000   NNW 14.0- 7.2- 6-30.25+0.01 52.5 55.2 45.5---
05242300    N 14.0- 7.9- 6-30.25+0.03 52.9 55.2 45.5---
05242200   NNW 15.0- 7.9- 6-30.25+0.04 52.9 55.2 45.7---
05242100   NNW 15.9- 7.5- 6-30.24+0.04 52.9 55.2 45.0---
05242000   NNW 17.1- 7.9- 6-30.22+0.03 52.7 55.2 44.8---
05241900    N 18.1- 7.9- 6-30.21+0.01 53.4 55.4 46.8---
05241800   NNW 19.0- 7.9- 6-30.20+0.01 53.4 55.4 46.6---
05241700   NNW 18.1- 7.2- 6-30.19-0.01 53.6 55.4 46.4---
05241600   NNW 15.9- 6.6- 5-30.20-0.01 53.4 55.2 47.8---
05241500   NNW 19.0- 7.2- 5-30.19-0.03 53.1 55.2 46.6---
05241400   NNW 17.1- 7.5- 5-30.19-0.02 53.2 55.2 45.7---
05241300   NNW 17.1- 7.5- 6-30.21-0.01 52.5 55.2 44.1---
05241200   NNW 17.1- 7.9- 6-30.22-0.01 52.2 55.2 42.3---
05241100   NNW 19.0- 7.9- 6-30.22+0.00 52.3 55.2 43.2---
05241000   NNW 18.1- 7.5- 6-30.22+0.00 52.3 55.0 44.1---
05240900   NNW 19.0- 7.9- 6-30.22+0.01 51.6 55.0 40.8---

Description of Measurements