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Station TCMW1 - 9446482 - Tacoma Met, WA Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station TCMW1

Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service
Water Level Observation Network
47.276 N 122.418 W (47°16'34" N 122°25'5" W)

Anemometer height: 10.8 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 TCMW1

Latest Satellite Wind Map for this Area

Conditions at TCMW1 as of
0130 GMT on 11/25/2009:
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.

5-day plot - Wind DirectionWind Direction (WDIR):SSE ( 160 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind SpeedWind Speed (WSPD):1.0 m/s
5-day plot - Wind GustWind Gust (GST):1.5 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric PressureCombined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
NOS Water Level Observation NetworkWater Level
Previous observations
5-day plot - Wind Direction5-day plot - Wind Speed5-day plot - Wind Gust5-day plot - Wave Height5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period5-day plot - Average Period5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure5-day plot - Pressure Tendency5-day plot - Air Temperature5-day plot - Water Temperature5-day plot - Dew Point5-day plot - Salinity5-day plot - Visibility5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
MM DD TIME
(GMT)		   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
11250124    S 1.0 1.5------------
11250118    S 1.0 1.5------------
11250112    SE 1.5 2.1------------
11250106    E 2.1 3.1------------
11250100   ESE 2.6 3.1------------
11250054   ESE 2.6 3.1------------
11250048   ESE 2.6 2.6------------
11250042   ESE 2.1 3.1------------
11250036   ESE 2.6 4.1------------
11250030   ESE 3.1 4.1------------
11250024   ESE 2.6 3.6------------
11250018   ESE 2.6 3.1------------
11250012   ESE 2.1 2.6------------
11250006   ESE 2.1 2.6------------
11250000   ESE 1.5 1.5------------
11242354    SE 0.5 1.0------------
11242348   - 0.0 0.5------------
11242342   - 0.0 1.0------------
11242336    SE 0.5 1.0------------
11242330   ESE 1.0 1.5------------
11242324    E 1.0 1.5------------
11242318    E 1.0 1.0------------
11242312    E 1.0 1.0------------
11242306    NE 1.0 1.0------------
11242300   NNE 0.5 0.5------------
11242254   NNE 0.5 0.5------------
11242248    N 0.5 1.0------------
11242242    N 1.0 1.0------------
11242236    N 1.0 1.0------------
11242230    N 0.5 1.0------------
11242224    N 1.0 1.0------------
11242218   NNE 1.0 1.0------------
11242212   NNE 0.5 1.0------------
11242206   NNE 1.0 1.0------------
11242200   NNE 1.0 1.0------------
11242154   - 0.0 0.5------------
11242148    NW 0.5 1.0------------
11242142   WNW 0.5 1.0------------
11242136    NW 0.5 1.0------------
11242124    W 1.5 2.1------------
11242118    W 2.1 2.6------------
11242112    W 2.1 2.1------------
11242106    W 2.1 2.1------------
11242100   WNW 2.1 2.1------------
11242054   WNW 2.1 2.1------------
11242048   WNW 2.1 2.1------------
11242042   WNW 2.1 2.1------------
11242036   WNW 1.5 2.1------------
11242030   WNW 2.1 2.6------------
11242024   WNW 2.6 2.6------------
11242018   WNW 2.1 2.1------------
11242012   WNW 2.1 2.6------------
11242006   WNW 2.1 2.6------------
11242000   WNW 2.1 2.6------------
11241954    NW 2.1 2.1------------
11241948    NW 2.1 2.6------------
11241936    NW 2.6 2.6------------
11241930    NW 2.1 2.6------------
11241924    NW 1.5 2.1------------
11241918   NNW 1.5 2.1------------
11241912    NW 1.5 2.1------------
11241906    NW 2.1 2.1------------
11241900   WNW 1.0 1.5------------
11241854    W 1.0 1.0------------
11241848   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241842   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241836   WNW 0.5 0.5------------
11241830    NW 0.5 1.0------------
11241824    NW 1.0 1.5------------
11241818   NNW 1.5 1.5------------
11241812   NNW 1.5 2.1------------
11241806   NNW 2.1 2.1------------
11241800   NNW 1.5 1.5------------
11241754    N 1.0 1.0------------
11241748    N 1.0 1.0------------
11241742   NNE 1.0 1.0------------
11241736    NE 0.5 1.0------------
11241730    E 0.5 1.0------------
11241724   - 0.0-------------
11241718   - 0.0 1.0------------
11241712   - 0.0 1.0------------
11241706    S 1.0 1.0------------
11241700   SSW 0.5 1.0------------
11241654   SSW 0.5 1.0------------
11241648   - 0.0 1.0------------
11241642   ESE 0.5 1.0------------
11241636    E 0.5 1.0------------
11241630    E 0.5 1.0------------
11241624   ENE 1.0 1.0------------
11241618   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241612   - 0.0 1.0------------
11241606   NNE 1.0 1.0------------
11241600    N 0.5 1.0------------
11241554   - 0.0-------------
11241548   - 0.0-------------
11241542   - 0.0-------------
11241536   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241530   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241524   - 0.0 1.0------------
11241518   NNW 0.5 1.0------------
11241512   NNW 0.5 1.0------------
11241506   - 0.0-------------
11241500   - 0.0-------------
11241454   - 0.0-------------
11241448   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241442   - 0.0-------------
11241436   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241430   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241424   NNW 1.0 1.0------------
11241418   NNW 1.0 1.0------------
11241412    NW 0.5 1.0------------
11241406   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241400   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241354   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241348    NW 0.5 0.5------------
11241342   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241336   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241330    NW 0.5 1.0------------
11241324    NW 1.0 1.0------------
11241318   NNW 1.0 1.5------------
11241312    NW 1.5 2.1------------
11241306    NW 1.5 2.1------------
11241300    NW 1.5 2.1------------
11241254    NW 2.1 2.1------------
11241248    NW 1.5 2.1------------
11241242    NW 1.5 2.1------------
11241236   NNW 1.5 1.5------------
11241230    N 1.5 1.5------------
11241224    N 1.5 1.5------------
11241218    N 1.5 1.5------------
11241212   NNW 1.0 1.0------------
11241206   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241200   ENE 0.5 1.0------------
11241154   ENE 0.5 0.5------------
11241148   - 0.0 1.0------------
11241142   ENE 1.0 1.5------------
11241136    E 1.0 1.5------------
11241130    NE 1.0 1.0------------
11241124   - 0.0 1.0------------
11241118   ENE 1.0 1.0------------
11241112   ENE 0.5 0.5------------
11241106   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241100   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241054    W 0.5 0.5------------
11241048    W 0.5 0.5------------
11241042    W 1.0 1.5------------
11241036   WNW 1.5 2.1------------
11241030   WNW 1.5 1.5------------
11241024   WNW 1.0 1.5------------
11241018   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241012   - 0.0-------------
11241006   - 0.0 0.5------------
11241000   WNW 1.0 1.0------------
11240954    W 0.5 1.0------------
11240948   - 0.0-------------
11240942   - 0.0-------------
11240936   - 0.0 0.5------------
11240930   - 0.0 0.0------------
11240924   - 0.0 0.5------------
11240918   - 0.0 1.5------------
11240912    E 1.0 1.5------------
11240906    NE 0.5 1.0------------
11240900   NNE 0.5 1.5------------
11240854    N 1.5 1.5------------
11240848    N 1.0 1.5------------
11240842    N 1.5 1.5------------
11240836   NNW 1.0 1.5------------
11240830   ESE 0.5 1.0------------
11240818   ESE 1.0 1.5------------
11240812    SE 1.0 1.5------------
11240806   ESE 1.0 1.5------------
11240800    E 1.0 1.5------------
11240754    E 1.0 1.5------------
11240748    E 1.0 1.0------------
11240742    E 1.0 1.0------------
11240736   ENE 1.0 1.0------------
11240730   NNE 1.0 1.0------------
11240724   NNE 1.0 1.0------------
11240718    N 1.0 1.5------------
11240712   NNW 1.5 1.5------------
11240706   NNW 1.5 1.5------------
11240700   NNW 2.1 2.1------------
11240654    NW 2.1 2.6------------
11240648    NW 2.1 2.6------------
11240642    NW 2.1 2.6------------
11240636    NW 1.5 2.6------------
11240630    NW 2.6 2.6------------
11240624    NW 2.1 2.6------------
11240618   WNW 2.1 2.6------------
11240612   WNW 2.6 2.6------------
11240606   WNW 2.6 3.1------------
11240600    W 1.5 1.5------------
11240554    SE 0.5 1.5------------
11240548   - 0.0 1.0------------
11240542    E 0.5 0.5------------
11240536   - 0.0 0.5------------
11240530   - 0.0 1.0------------
11240524   NNE 1.0 1.5------------
11240518   NNE 1.5 1.5------------
11240512    E 1.0 1.0------------
11240500   - 0.0 1.0------------
11240454   ESE 1.0 2.6------------
11240448    SE 1.5 3.1------------
11240442   SSE 3.1 3.6------------
11240436   SSE 2.6 3.1------------
11240430   SSE 2.6 2.6------------
11240424   SSE 1.5 2.1------------
11240418   SSE 1.0 1.5------------
11240412   SSE 1.0 1.5------------
11240406   - 0.0 0.5------------
11240400    SE 0.5 1.0------------
11240354    SE 0.5 1.0------------
11240348    SE 1.0 1.5------------
11240342   SSE 1.5 2.1------------
11240336   SSE 1.5 2.1------------
11240330   SSE 2.1 2.6------------
11240324    S 1.0 1.5------------
11240318   WSW 0.5 1.5------------
11240312   SSW 0.5 1.0------------
11240306   - 0.0 0.5------------
11240300   WSW 0.5 1.5------------
11240254    W 1.0 1.5------------
11240248    W 2.1 2.1------------
11240236    SW 1.0 1.0------------
11240230    SW 1.0 1.5------------
11240224    SW 0.5 1.0------------
11240218    S 0.5 1.5------------
11240212    S 1.5 2.6------------
11240206    S 1.5 3.6------------
11240200    S 1.5 3.1------------
11240154   SSW 3.1 4.6------------
11240148    S 1.5 3.1------------
11240142   SSW 2.6 4.1------------
11240136   SSW 3.6 4.6------------
11240130    S 2.6 3.6------------
11240124    S 2.1 3.6------------
11240118    S 2.6 3.6------------
11240112    S 2.6 4.6------------
11240106    S 2.6 4.1------------
11240100   SSW 3.1 4.1------------
11240054   SSW 3.1 4.6------------

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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