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Station 1801589 - SD 1073 - 24 NM SSW of San Francisco, CA (Site of 46012)

Leased by National Data Buoy Center
Uncrewed Surface Vehicle
Saildrone Explorer
Currently located at 37.24 N 122.89 W

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2.3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5.2 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 0.2 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1.5 m below water line
Watch circle radius: 20253.7 yards

This saildrone originally provided data for 46012 from 0000, 9/1/23 to 2359Z, 4/25/24. It has been reestablished as of 2000Z, 5/8/25. Data from previous saildrones are available at:
SD-1077 (1801593) -- 1200Z, 7/27/24 to 1959Z, 5/8/25
SD-1063 (1801583) -- 0000Z, 4/26/24 to 0330Z, 7/24/24

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Station 1801589
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Conditions at 1801589 as of
(1:30 pm PDT)
2030 GMT on 05/19/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): NW (317 deg)
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 19.6 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 23.1 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 7.2 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 7 sec
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.16 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 52.9 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 52.3 °F
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 52.7 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous 25 observations
TIME
(PDT)		 LAT
deg		 LON
deg		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
WGST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F
2025-05-19 12:30 pm  37.24-122.89 NW 20 22 7.2 830.17- 53.2 52.3 52.5
2025-05-19 11:30 am  37.25-122.91 NW 19 22 7.2 730.17- 52.5 52.3 52.2
2025-05-19 10:30 am  37.28-122.89 NW 22 24 7.2 830.16- 52.9 52.7 52.0
2025-05-19 09:30 am  37.29-122.94NNW 16 18 7.9 830.16- 52.9 52.0 51.8
2025-05-19 08:30 am  37.29-123.02 NW 23 28 8.5 830.14- 52.5 52.5 51.8
2025-05-19 07:30 am  37.30-123.01 NW 24 29 8.9 830.12- 53.2 52.2 51.6
2025-05-19 06:30 am  37.32-122.99 NW 23 29 10.2 830.10- 52.9 51.3 51.3
2025-05-19 05:30 am  37.34-122.97 NW 29 35 10.8 830.10- 52.9 51.4 51.1
2025-05-19 04:30 am  37.34-123.00 NW 24 29 10.8 830.10- 52.9 51.3 51.1
2025-05-19 03:30 am  37.30-123.03 NW 28 33 10.8 830.09- 53.2 52.5 50.9
2025-05-19 02:30 am  37.25-123.02 NW 27 30 10.5 830.10- 53.2 52.7 50.7
2025-05-19 01:30 am  37.25-122.99 NW 30 34 12.1 830.09- 53.2 52.5 49.8
2025-05-19 12:30 am  37.25-122.94 NW 30 35 13.1 830.08- 53.4 53.1 49.8
2025-05-18 11:30 pm  37.23-122.95 NW 30 37 13.5 830.08- 53.6 53.1 49.6
2025-05-18 10:30 pm  37.24-122.93NNW 29 36 12.5 830.09- 53.6 53.4 49.1
2025-05-18 09:30 pm  37.25-122.92NNW 22 26 10.8 830.10- 53.4 53.4 48.7
2025-05-18 08:30 pm  37.23-122.96NNW 27 32 14.4 930.09- 53.6 53.6 49.1
2025-05-18 07:30 pm  37.23-122.93NNW 30 39 12.5 830.08- 54.0 54.0 48.9
2025-05-18 06:30 pm  37.22-122.93NNW 28 33 12.1 830.07- 54.0 53.8 48.9
2025-05-18 05:30 pm  37.23-122.92NNW 28 32 11.8 930.07- 53.8 53.4 48.9
2025-05-18 04:30 pm  37.24-122.89 NW 26 30 11.5 1030.08- 53.6 52.9 48.4
2025-05-18 03:30 pm  37.22-122.96NNW 24 26 11.8 830.11- 54.0 54.3 48.7
2025-05-18 02:30 pm  37.23-122.94NNW 25 29 11.5 830.11- 53.4 54.0 48.7
2025-05-18 01:30 pm  37.24-122.90NNW 24 27 11.8 930.11- 53.1 53.4 49.1