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Station KVKY - Main Pass 289C (Apache Corp.)

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Oil Platform
29.248 N 88.441 W (29°14'53" N 88°26'28" W)

Anemometer height: 115 m above site elevation

Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

Search And Rescue (SAR) Data

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Conditions at KVKY as of
(6:55 pm CST on 01/26/2015)
0055 GMT on 01/27/2015:
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): NW ( 320 deg true )
24-hour plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 17.1 kts
24-hour plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 59.0 °F
24-hour plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 39.2 °F
24-hour plot - Visibility Visibility (VIS): 8.7 nmi
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
(CST)		   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
0126 6:35 pm  NNW 19.0------- 59.0- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 6:15 pm  NNW 18.1------- 59.0- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 5:55 pm  NNW 17.1------- 57.2- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 5:35 pm   NW 15.9------- 57.2- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 5:15 pm   NW 17.1------- 57.2- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 4:55 pm   NW 17.1------- 57.2- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 4:35 pm  NNW 19.0------- 57.2- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 4:15 pm   NW 19.0------- 57.2- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 3:55 pm   NW 19.0------- 55.4- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 3:35 pm   NW 19.0------- 55.4- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 3:15 pm   NW 18.1------- 55.4- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 2:55 pm   NW 15.0 20.0------ 55.4- 42.8- 8.7-
0126 2:35 pm  NNW 17.1 24.1------ 53.6- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 2:15 pm   NW 17.1 22.0------ 53.6- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 1:55 pm   NW 20.0------- 53.6- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 1:35 pm   NW 19.0------- 53.6- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 1:15 pm   NW 18.1 22.9------ 51.8- 41.0---
012612:55 pm   NW 21.0 28.0------ 51.8- 41.0- 8.7-
012612:35 pm  NNW 19.0 25.1------ 51.8- 41.0- 8.7-
012612:15 pm  NNW 21.0------- 51.8- 39.2- 8.7-
012611:55 am  NNW 21.0------- 51.8- 41.0- 8.7-
012611:35 am  NNW 20.0 27.0------ 51.8- 39.2- 8.7-
012611:15 am   N 19.0 24.1------ 51.8- 39.2- 8.7-
012610:55 am  NNW 18.1 22.9------ 51.8- 41.0- 8.7-
012610:35 am  NNW 18.1 24.1------ 51.8- 39.2- 8.7-
012610:15 am   N 21.0 26.0------ 51.8- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 9:55 am   N 20.0------- 53.6- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 9:35 am  NNW 19.0 25.1------ 53.6- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 9:15 am  NNW 21.0------- 53.6- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 8:55 am   N 20.0------- 53.6- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 8:35 am   N 17.1 24.1------ 53.6- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 8:15 am   N 20.0 27.0------ 53.6- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 7:55 am  NNW 21.0 27.0------ 53.6- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 7:35 am  NNW 21.0 28.0------ 53.6- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 7:15 am   N 24.1 31.1------ 53.6- 37.4- 8.7-
0126 6:55 am   N 24.1 28.9------ 53.6- 37.4- 8.7-
0126 6:35 am   N 24.1------- 55.4- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 6:15 am  NNW 25.1 32.1------ 55.4- 37.4- 8.7-
0126 5:55 am   N 22.9 29.9------ 55.4- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 5:35 am  NNW 26.0 32.1------ 57.2- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 5:15 am  NNW 24.1------- 57.2- 39.2---
0126 4:55 am  NNW 22.9------- 57.2- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 4:35 am  NNW 21.0 26.0------ 57.2- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 4:15 am   NW 21.0 27.0------ 57.2- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 3:55 am  NNW 22.9 28.9------ 59.0- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 3:35 am  NNW 28.0------- 59.0- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 3:15 am   NW 25.1 31.1------ 59.0- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 2:55 am   NW 25.1 31.1------ 59.0- 41.0- 8.7-
0126 2:35 am  NNW 24.1 31.1------ 60.8- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 2:15 am  NNW 27.0------- 60.8- 39.2- 8.7-
0126 1:55 am  NNW 24.1 32.1------ 60.8- 42.8- 8.7-
0126 1:35 am   NW 25.1 29.9------ 60.8- 44.6- 8.7-
0126 1:15 am   NW 27.0 33.0------ 60.8- 44.6- 8.7-
012612:55 am   NW 28.0 33.0------ 60.8- 46.4- 8.7-
012612:35 am   NW 28.9 35.0------ 62.6- 48.2- 8.7-
012612:15 am  WNW 32.1------- 60.8- 48.2- 8.7-
012511:55 pm   NW 28.9------- 62.6- 50.0- 8.7-
012511:35 pm  WNW 24.1 29.9------ 60.8- 50.0- 8.7-
012511:15 pm  WNW 25.1 31.1------ 60.8- 50.0- 8.7-
012510:55 pm  WNW 29.9 35.9------ 62.6- 50.0- 8.7-
012510:35 pm  WNW 29.9 36.9------ 62.6- 50.0- 8.7-
012510:15 pm  WNW 32.1 36.9------ 62.6- 50.0- 8.7-
0125 9:55 pm   W 33.0------- 62.6- 50.0- 8.7-
0125 9:35 pm   W 35.9 41.0------ 62.6- 50.0- 8.7-
0125 9:15 pm   W 35.9 42.9------ 62.6- 53.6---
0125 8:55 pm   W 35.0 46.0------ 62.6- 53.6- 8.7-
0125 8:35 pm   W 33.0------- 64.4- 53.6- 8.7-
0125 8:15 pm   W 39.0 45.1------ 64.4- 53.6- 8.7-
0125 7:55 pm  WSW 35.0 42.9------ 64.4- 53.6- 8.7-
0125 7:35 pm   W 35.0 42.0------ 62.6- 53.6- 8.7-
0125 7:15 pm  WSW 35.0 41.0------ 62.6- 53.6- 8.7-
0125 6:55 pm   W 35.9------- 62.6- 53.6- 8.7-

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