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Distance is entered as nautical miles or kilometers depending on whether you choose Imperial or Metric.

(e.g. 30.5N   or   30 30 0 N   or   30 30 N)

(e.g. 90W   or   90 0 0 W   or   90 0 W)

  

       

5 observations from 04/23/2025 1300 GMT to 04/23/2025 1408 GMT

ID      T1 TIME    LAT     LON DIST HDG WDIR  WSPD   GST  WVHT   DPD   APD MWD   PRES  PTDY  ATMP  WTMP  DEWP   VIS  TCC  TIDE  S1HT  S1PD  S1DIR  S2HT  S2PD  S2DIR   Ice   Sea      SwH      SwP     SwD     WWH    WWP    WWD      STEEPNESS
           (GMT)                 km  °T   °T   m/s   m/s     m   sec   sec  °T     mb    mb    °C    °C    °C    km  8th     m     m   sec     °T     m   sec     °T   Acc   Ice        m      sec               m    sec     
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41040    B 1340  14.54  -53.14  236 258  120   8.0   9.0     -     -     -   - 1014.6     -  26.4  27.0  22.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
41040    B 1330  14.54  -53.14  236 258  120   8.0   9.0     -     -     -   - 1014.6     -  26.4  27.0  22.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
41040    B 1320  14.54  -53.14  236 258  120   8.0  10.0   1.9     9   5.8  77 1014.6     -  26.4  27.0  22.7     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.30     9.1     ENE    1.40    7.1      E        AVERAGE
41040    B 1310  14.54  -53.14  236 258  120   8.0   9.0     -     -     -   - 1014.7     -  26.4  27.0  22.7     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.30     9.1     ENE    1.40    7.1      E        AVERAGE
41040    B 1300  14.54  -53.14  236 258  120   8.0   9.0     -     -     -   - 1014.7  +1.3  26.4  27.0  22.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.30     9.1     ENE    1.40    7.1      E        AVERAGE
    5 observations reported for 1300 GMT

1 B = Buoy, C = C-MAN Station, D = Drifting Buoy, S = Ship, O = Other

Description of Observation Data