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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 37.27 N 122.86 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
(9:30 am PDT)
1630 GMT on 05/17/2025:
     

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):WNW (300 deg)
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 18.3 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 20.2 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 6.6 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 7 sec
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.01 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 55.0 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 55.9 °F
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 52.5 °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
2025-05-17 08:30 am  37.24-122.89WNW 21 23 6.6 830.00- 54.7 56.1 52.7
2025-05-17 07:30 am  37.25-122.88WNW 21 23 7.5 829.99- 54.1 55.9 52.3
2025-05-17 06:30 am  37.26-122.86WNW 23 26 7.9 829.97- 54.3 55.8 52.5
2025-05-17 05:30 am  37.23-122.90WNW 20 24 8.2 829.96- 54.5 55.9 52.5
2025-05-17 04:30 am  37.26-122.87WNW 18 20 8.5 829.96- 54.3 55.8 52.7
2025-05-17 03:30 am  37.24-122.90 NW 20 23 8.2 829.96- 54.0 55.9 53.1
2025-05-17 02:30 am  37.25-122.88 NW 20 24 9.2 829.97- 54.0 55.9 52.9
2025-05-17 01:30 am  37.25-122.87 NW 20 23 8.5 829.97- 54.1 55.9 53.1
2025-05-17 12:30 am  37.25-122.88 NW 21 24 7.9 829.97- 54.5 56.1 53.2
2025-05-16 11:30 pm  37.25-122.87 NW 22 26 7.9 829.98- 54.3 56.1 52.9
2025-05-16 10:30 pm  37.25-122.87 NW 21 24 7.9 829.98- 54.7 56.3 52.9
2025-05-16 09:30 pm  37.25-122.88 NW 19 23 7.2 829.98- 55.0 56.3 52.5
2025-05-16 08:30 pm  37.25-122.88 NW 15 18 7.2 829.96- 54.9 56.3 52.2
2025-05-16 07:30 pm  37.26-122.86WNW 21 24 7.9 829.95- 54.5 56.1 51.8
2025-05-16 06:30 pm  37.23-122.89 NW 20 24 8.2 829.96- 54.7 56.1 52.0
2025-05-16 05:30 pm  37.25-122.88 NW 21 22 8.5 829.96- 54.9 56.1 51.3
2025-05-16 04:30 pm  37.26-122.86 NW 21 23 9.5 829.98- 54.7 55.9 51.1
2025-05-16 03:30 pm  37.25-122.89 NW 22 26 9.8 829.98- 54.5 56.1 50.5
2025-05-16 02:30 pm  37.25-122.89 NW 24 28 9.5 829.98- 54.1 56.1 50.7
2025-05-16 01:30 pm  37.26-122.86 NW 23 26 9.2 829.99- 54.3 55.9 50.9
2025-05-16 12:30 pm  37.24-122.91 NW 23 28 10.2 830.00- 54.7 56.1 50.7
2025-05-16 11:30 am  37.25-122.87NNW 21 25 9.2 830.00- 54.7 55.9 50.7
2025-05-16 10:30 am  37.26-122.85NNW 18 20 9.2 829.99- 54.3 55.8 50.5
2025-05-16 09:30 am  37.26-122.88 NW 21 24 10.2 829.97- 54.3 55.8 50.4