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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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74 observations from 05/16/2025 0200 GMT to 05/16/2025 0355 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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46284    B 0300  36.93 -121.93    2 169    -     -     -   2.6     6   4.8 257      -     -  55.0  58.6     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.98     12.5     WSW    2.30    6.7    WSW        AVERAGE
46276    B 0300  36.85 -121.83    9 144    -     -     -   3.3     9   5.1 264      -     -  54.5  58.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.31     12.5     WSW    2.95    8.7      W        AVERAGE
46279    B 0326  36.84 -121.82   10 144    -     -     -   3.6    10   5.5 259      -     -  54.1  58.8     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.31     12.5     WSW    3.28    9.9      W        AVERAGE
MLSC1    O 0337  36.80 -121.79   12 145  170   6.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  54.0     -  50.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0331  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  58.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0329  36.80 -121.79   12 145  170  11.1     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  54.0     -  50.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0321  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  58.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0320  36.80 -121.79   12 145  160   8.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  54.1     -  50.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0319  36.80 -121.79   12 145  180   7.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  54.3     -  50.7     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0316  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  58.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0311  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  58.1     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0309  36.80 -121.79   12 145  200   8.9     -     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  54.1     -  50.7     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0307  36.80 -121.79   12 145  170   6.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  54.7     -  50.9     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0301  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  57.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
46236    B 0326  36.76 -121.95   13 182    -     -     -   6.2     9   6.3 298      -     -     -  55.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.97     12.5     WNW    5.91    9.1    WNW        AVERAGE
46092    B 0308  36.75 -122.03   14 198    -   0.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.95 -0.05  52.3  54.7     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
46240    B 0326  36.63 -121.91   20 176    -     -     -   2.6    11   7.0 342      -     -     -  57.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.64     10.5     NNW    2.30    9.1    NNW        AVERAGE
RTYC1    O 0318  37.51 -122.21   35 338  300   6.0  11.1     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  60.3  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0312  37.51 -122.21   35 338  290   6.0  12.0     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  61.0  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0306  37.51 -122.21   35 338  300   5.1  11.1     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  61.3  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0300  37.51 -122.21   35 338  290   5.1   8.9     -     -     -   -  29.98 +0.01  61.7  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
46239    B 0300  36.34 -122.10   39 192    -     -     -   7.9     9   6.9 312      -     -     -  54.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     3.28     10.0      NW    7.22    8.7     NW        AVERAGE
    22 observations reported for 0300 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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46284    B 0230  36.93 -121.93    2 169    -     -     -   2.6    13   4.9 220      -     -  55.4  58.8     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.31     13.3      SW    2.30    7.7    WSW            N/A
46284    B 0200  36.93 -121.93    2 169    -     -     -   2.3    12   5.2 240      -     -  55.8  58.8     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.31     11.8     WSW    1.97    9.5    WSW            N/A
46276    B 0230  36.85 -121.83    9 144    -     -     -   3.0     7   5.2 270      -     -  55.0  58.5     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.31     10.0       W    2.95    7.1      W        AVERAGE
46276    B 0200  36.85 -121.83    9 144    -     -     -   3.3    10   5.3 265      -     -  55.4  58.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.31     10.0       W    2.95    9.5      W        AVERAGE
46279    B 0256  36.84 -121.82   10 144    -     -     -   3.3    10   5.2 259      -     -  54.5  58.8     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.98     13.3     WSW    2.95    9.9      W        AVERAGE
46279    B 0226  36.84 -121.82   10 144    -     -     -   3.0     7   5.4 269      -     -  55.2  58.6     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.98     12.5     WSW    2.95    7.1      W        AVERAGE
MLSC1    O 0259  36.80 -121.79   12 145  200   8.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  54.5     -  50.7     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0251  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  57.6     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0250  36.80 -121.79   12 145  200   6.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  54.7     -  50.9     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0249  36.80 -121.79   12 145  210   7.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  54.7     -  50.7     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0246  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  57.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0241  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  57.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0239  36.80 -121.79   12 145  210   8.9     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  54.7     -  50.9     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0231  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  57.0     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0230  36.80 -121.79   12 145  200   8.9     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  55.0     -  51.1     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0229  36.80 -121.79   12 145  190   8.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  55.2     -  51.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0221  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  56.7     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0220  36.80 -121.79   12 145  220   8.9     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  55.4     -  51.6     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0219  36.80 -121.79   12 145  220   5.1     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  55.8     -  52.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0216  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  56.8     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0211  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  57.0     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0209  36.80 -121.79   12 145  220   8.9     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  55.4     -  51.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0207  36.80 -121.79   12 145  190   8.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.99     -  55.8     -  51.8     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLSC1    O 0201  36.80 -121.79   12 145    -     -     -     -     -     -   -      -     -     -  57.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
46236    B 0256  36.76 -121.95   13 182    -     -     -   6.6     8   6.4 297      -     -     -  55.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     2.30     10.5     WNW    6.23    8.3    WNW        AVERAGE
ELXC1    O 0245  36.82 -121.74   13 133  200   6.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.97     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
ELXC1    O 0230  36.82 -121.74   13 133  200   6.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.97     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
46236    B 0226  36.76 -121.95   13 182    -     -     -   5.6    10   6.9 298      -     -     -  56.1     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     2.62     10.5     WNW    4.92    9.9    WNW        AVERAGE
ELXC1    O 0215  36.82 -121.74   13 133  210   5.1     -     -     -     -   -  29.97     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
ELXC1    O 0200  36.82 -121.74   13 133  220   5.1     -     -     -     -   -  29.97 -0.03     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
46092    B 0208  36.75 -122.03   14 198    -   0.0     -     -     -     -   -  29.97 -0.04  52.7  54.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
46240    B 0256  36.63 -121.91   20 176    -     -     -   2.6    10   7.7 338      -     -     -  57.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.31     11.1     NNW    2.30    9.9    NNW            N/A
46240    B 0226  36.63 -121.91   20 176    -     -     -   2.6    11   7.7 342      -     -     -  57.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     1.64     10.5     NNW    2.30    9.1    NNW        AVERAGE
MEYC1    O 0236  36.61 -121.89   22 174    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  30.01     -     -  59.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MEYC1    O 0230  36.61 -121.89   22 174    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  30.01     -     -  59.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MEYC1    O 0224  36.61 -121.89   22 174    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  30.01     -     -  59.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MEYC1    O 0218  36.61 -121.89   22 174    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  30.01     -     -  59.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MEYC1    O 0212  36.61 -121.89   22 174    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  30.01     -     -  59.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MEYC1    O 0206  36.61 -121.89   22 174    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  30.01     -     -  59.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MEYC1    O 0200  36.61 -121.89   22 174    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  30.01 -0.01     -  59.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0254  37.51 -122.21   35 338  290   7.0  12.0     -     -     -   -  29.98     -  62.2  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0248  37.51 -122.21   35 338  290   2.9   9.9     -     -     -   -  29.97     -     -  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0242  37.51 -122.21   35 338  300   4.1  11.1     -     -     -   -  29.97     -     -  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0236  37.51 -122.21   35 338  280   5.1   8.9     -     -     -   -  29.97     -     -  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0230  37.51 -122.21   35 338  290   7.0  11.1     -     -     -   -  29.97     -  63.5  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0224  37.51 -122.21   35 338  300   5.1   9.9     -     -     -   -  29.97     -  64.0  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0218  37.51 -122.21   35 338  290   4.1  12.0     -     -     -   -  29.97     -  64.2  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0212  37.51 -122.21   35 338  290   5.1  12.0     -     -     -   -  29.97     -  64.8  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0206  37.51 -122.21   35 338  290   5.1  11.1     -     -     -   -  29.97     -  65.1  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
RTYC1    O 0200  37.51 -122.21   35 338  290   5.1  12.0     -     -     -   -  29.97 +0.00  65.5  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
46239    B 0230  36.34 -122.10   39 192    -     -     -   8.2     9   7.3 313      -     -     -  54.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     3.61     10.0      NW    7.22    9.1     NW        AVERAGE
46239    B 0200  36.34 -122.10   39 192    -     -     -   7.2     9   7.1 306      -     -     -  54.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     3.28     10.0     WNW    6.56    9.1     NW        AVERAGE
    52 observations reported for 0200 GMT

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

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