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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)

  

       

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24 observations from 04/29/2025 1300 GMT to 04/29/2025 1442 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)                 nm  °T   °T   kts   kts    ft   sec   sec  °T     in    in    °F    °F    °F   nmi  8th    ft    ft   sec     °T    ft   sec     °T   Acc   Ice       ft      sec              ft    sec     
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PCLF1    O 1400  30.40  -87.21   16 216  160   5.1   8.0     -     -     -   -  30.21 +0.05  79.9  79.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
42012    B 1410  30.06  -87.55   43 219  110  11.7  13.6     -     -     -   -  30.19     -  76.8  79.5  70.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
42012    B 1400  30.06  -87.55   43 219  120  11.7  13.6     -     -     -   -  30.19 +0.04  76.8  79.5  70.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
    3 observations reported for 1400 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)                 nm  °T   °T   kts   kts    ft   sec   sec  °T     in    in    °F    °F    °F   nmi  8th    ft    ft   sec     °T    ft   sec     °T   Acc   Ice       ft      sec              ft    sec     
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PCLF1    O 1354  30.40  -87.21   16 216  160   5.1   8.0     -     -     -   -  30.21     -  79.9  79.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PCLF1    O 1348  30.40  -87.21   16 216  170   4.1   5.1     -     -     -   -  30.21     -  80.1  79.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PCLF1    O 1342  30.40  -87.21   16 216  160   2.9   6.0     -     -     -   -  30.20     -  79.7  79.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PCLF1    O 1336  30.40  -87.21   16 216  160   5.1   7.0     -     -     -   -  30.20     -  79.0  79.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PCLF1    O 1330  30.40  -87.21   16 216  170   5.1   8.0     -     -     -   -  30.20     -  78.8  79.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PCLF1    O 1324  30.40  -87.21   16 216  170   5.1   7.0     -     -     -   -  30.20     -  78.3  79.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PCLF1    O 1318  30.40  -87.21   16 216  170   5.1   8.0     -     -     -   -  30.19     -  78.3  79.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PCLF1    O 1312  30.40  -87.21   16 216  160   4.1   7.0     -     -     -   -  30.19     -  77.7  79.0     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PCLF1    O 1306  30.40  -87.21   16 216  160   4.1   7.0     -     -     -   -  30.19     -  77.2  79.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PCLF1    O 1300  30.40  -87.21   16 216  160   4.1   6.0     -     -     -   -  30.19 +0.05  77.4  79.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
42012    B 1350  30.06  -87.55   43 219  110  11.7  13.6   1.6     3   3.2 128  30.18     -  76.8  79.5  70.2     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.66     5.6     SSE    1.64    3.0     SE            N/A
WKXA1    O 1345  30.42  -87.83   43 255  120   1.0     -     -     -     -   -  30.21     -  74.8     -  73.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
42012    B 1340  30.06  -87.55   43 219  110  11.7  13.6   1.6     -   3.2 128  30.19     -  76.8  79.5  69.6     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.66     5.6     SSE    1.64    3.0     SE            N/A
42012    B 1330  30.06  -87.55   43 219  110  11.7  13.6     -     -     -   -  30.19     -  76.6  79.3  69.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.66     5.6     SSE    1.64    3.0     SE            N/A
WKXA1    O 1330  30.42  -87.83   43 255    -   0.0     -     -     -     -   -  30.21     -  73.9     -  73.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
42012    B 1320  30.06  -87.55   43 219  120   9.7  13.6   1.6     3   3.2 139  30.18     -  76.6  79.3  70.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.66     5.9       S    1.64    3.1     SE            N/A
WKXA1    O 1315  30.42  -87.83   43 255    -   0.0     -     -     -     -   -  30.21     -  72.7     -  72.7     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
42012    B 1310  30.06  -87.55   43 219  110  11.7  13.6   1.6     -   3.2 139  30.18     -  76.5  79.3  69.8     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.66     5.9       S    1.64    3.1     SE            N/A
42012    B 1300  30.06  -87.55   43 219  110  11.7  13.6     -     -     -   -  30.18 +0.04  76.5     -  69.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.66     5.9       S    1.64    3.1     SE            N/A
WKXA1    O 1300  30.42  -87.83   43 255   60   1.0     -     -     -     -   -  30.21 +0.03  71.2     -  71.2     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
BSCA1    O 1300  30.33  -87.83   45 248  100   5.1     -     -     -     -   -  30.19 +0.06  75.0     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
    21 observations reported for 1300 GMT

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

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