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NDBC added additional data to its .drift file format on August 17. For more info, see the Drift File Format Change Notice.

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16 observations from 08/19/2022 0000 GMT to 08/19/2022 0152 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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VCVA2    O 0118  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.57     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0112  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.57     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0106  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.57     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0100  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.57 -0.06     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
    4 observations reported for 0100 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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46035    B 0050  57.02 -177.70    0   0   90  25.3  31.1  16.1     9   7.5 112  29.24 -0.05  49.3  50.7     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     0.00       -       -    16.08    9.1    ESE          STEEP
46073    B 0050  55.01 -172.01  226 120  220  11.7  15.5   8.2     7   5.9 156  29.39 +0.00  50.5  49.1  50.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----     6.89     6.7     SSE    4.27    5.9    SSE     VERY_STEEP
VCVA2    O 0054  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.57     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0048  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.57     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0042  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.57     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0036  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.57     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0030  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.58     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0024  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.58     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0018  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.58     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0012  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.59     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0006  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.59     -     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
VCVA2    O 0000  57.13 -170.29  242  85    -     -     -     -     -     -   -  29.59 -0.09     -  45.9     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
    12 observations reported for 0000 GMT

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

Description of Observation Data