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Observations - Radial Search

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)

  

       


Not All Stations Depicted are Operated by the National Data Buoy Center.

37 observations from 08/12/2022 1400 GMT to 08/12/2022 1501 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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45013    B 1430  43.10  -87.85    2  10  330   3.9   5.8   1.6     4     -  56  30.33     -  62.8     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45013    B 1415  43.10  -87.85    2  10  350   1.9   3.9   1.6     4     -  54  30.33     -  63.7  61.2     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45013    B 1400  43.10  -87.85    2  10  350   3.9   5.8   1.6     5     -  55  30.32 +0.02  62.8     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
MLWW3    O 1440  43.01  -87.88    3 196   60     3     3     -     -     -   -      -     -  66.4     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLWW3    O 1430  43.01  -87.88    3 196   40     3     4     -     -     -   -      -     -  66.0     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLWW3    O 1420  43.01  -87.88    3 196   60     3     3     -     -     -   -      -     -  67.6     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLWW3    O 1410  43.01  -87.88    3 196   90     3     3     -     -     -   -      -     -  67.5     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MLWW3    O 1400  43.01  -87.88    3 196   80     4     5     -     -     -   -      -     -  67.1     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PWAW3    O 1440  43.39  -87.87   20 359   40   2.9   4.1     -     -     -   -  30.32     -  69.6     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PWAW3    O 1430  43.39  -87.87   20 359   40   2.9   4.1     -     -     -   -  30.31     -  68.7     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PWAW3    O 1420  43.39  -87.87   20 359   40   4.1   4.1     -     -     -   -  30.31     -  68.9     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PWAW3    O 1410  43.39  -87.87   20 359   40   2.9   6.0     -     -     -   -  30.31     -  70.2     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
PWAW3    O 1400  43.39  -87.87   20 359   40   2.9   5.1     -     -     -   -  30.30 +0.01  69.8     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45199    B 1440  42.70  -87.65   23 157  260   7.8     -   2.3     5     -   -  30.29     -  65.8  67.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45199    B 1430  42.70  -87.65   23 157  250   7.8     -   2.3     4     -   -  30.30     -  65.8  67.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45199    B 1420  42.70  -87.65   23 157  280   7.8     -   2.3     4     -   -  30.28     -  65.7  67.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45199    B 1410  42.70  -87.65   23 157  270   5.8     -   2.3     5     -  44  30.30     -  65.1  67.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45199    B 1400  42.70  -87.65   23 157  260   7.8     -   2.3     5     -  43  30.29     -  64.8  67.3     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
KNSW3    O 1400  42.59  -87.81   28 176   50     7     8     -     -     -   -  30.25 +0.00  66.6     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45187    B 1440  42.49  -87.78   34 174   60   3.9   7.8   2.6     5     -  26      -     -  68.5  65.8     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45187    B 1430  42.49  -87.78   34 174   80   5.8   7.8   2.3     5     -  59      -     -  68.5  65.8     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45187    B 1420  42.49  -87.78   34 174   90   5.8   7.8   2.3     5     -  45      -     -  68.5  66.0     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45187    B 1410  42.49  -87.78   34 174   60   5.8   7.8   2.3     5     -  59      -     -  68.5  65.8     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45187    B 1400  42.49  -87.78   34 174   70   5.8   9.7   2.6     5     -  46      -     -  68.2  66.0     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45186    B 1450  42.37  -87.80   41 176   30   5.8   7.8   1.6     5     -  21  30.24     -  68.7  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45186    B 1440  42.37  -87.80   41 176   30   5.8   7.8   1.3     5     -  12  30.23     -  68.5  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45186    B 1430  42.37  -87.80   41 176   40   5.8   9.7   1.6     5     -  18  30.23     -  68.7  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45186    B 1420  42.37  -87.80   41 176   40   7.8   9.7   1.6     5     -  33  30.23     -  68.9  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45186    B 1410  42.37  -87.80   41 176   40   5.8   9.7   1.6     5     -  31  30.23     -  68.7  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45186    B 1400  42.37  -87.80   41 176   50   7.8   9.7   1.6     5     -  40  30.22 +0.01  68.7  68.4     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
SGNW3    C 1400  43.75  -87.69   42  10  120     6     8     -     -     -   -  30.28 +0.01  66.0     -  53.8     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
WHRI2    O 1400  42.36  -87.81   42 177   70   8.0   9.9     -     -     -   -      -     -  67.8     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45007    B 1440  42.67  -87.03   43 122  130   3.9   5.8     -     -     -   -  30.27     -  66.7  71.2  58.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45007    B 1430  42.67  -87.03   43 122  100   3.9   5.8     -     -     -   -  30.27     -  66.6  71.2  58.1     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45007    B 1420  42.67  -87.03   43 122  100   3.9   5.8     -     -     -   -  30.26     -  66.6  71.2  58.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45007    B 1410  42.67  -87.03   43 122   90   3.9   5.8     -     -     -   -  30.25     -  66.6  71.2  58.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45007    B 1400  42.67  -87.03   43 122   90   3.9   5.8     -     -     -   -  30.26     -  66.4  71.2  58.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
    37 observations reported for 1400 GMT

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

Description of Observation Data