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Station 28401 - Kuroshio Extension Observatory (KEO) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 28401

Station operated by NOAA/PMEL
Buoy
32.384 N 144.540 E (32°23'1" N 144°32'25" E)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 4 m above site elevation
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 5640 m

Search And Rescue (SAR) Data

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Conditions at 28401 as of
0600 GMT on 12/04/2022:

Note: This report is more than two hours old
     

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): SW ( 214 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 15.3 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 19.0 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.05 in
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 71.4 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
5-day plot - Wind Direction 5-day plot - Wind Speed 5-day plot - Wind Gust 5-day plot - Wave Height 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period 5-day plot - Average Period 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency 5-day plot - Air Temperature 5-day plot - Water Temperature 5-day plot - Dew Point 5-day plot - Salinity 5-day plot - Visibility 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
MM DD TIME
(GMT)		 WDIR WSPD
kts		 GST
kts		 WVHT
ft		 DPD
sec		 APD
sec		 MWD PRES
in		 PTDY
in		 ATMP
°F		 WTMP
°F		 DEWP
°F		 SAL
psu		 VIS
nmi		 TIDE
ft
12040500 SSW 12.4 19.2----30.05-- 71.2----
12040400 SSW 7.0 9.7----30.07-- 71.2----
12040300 SSW 6.2 9.5----30.09-- 71.2----
12040200 WSW 5.8 8.7----30.12-- 71.1----
12040100 WNW 9.1 14.4----30.15-- 70.9----
12040000  W 12.8 17.1----30.18-- 70.5----
12032300  W 15.7 20.6----30.19-------
12032200 WSW 15.7 21.2----30.17-- 70.2----
12032100 WSW 16.5 20.8----30.16-------
12032000 SSW 15.3 21.6----30.15-- 70.2----
12031900 SSW 12.8 19.0----30.15-- 70.2----
12031800 SSW 13.6 19.8----30.15-- 70.2----
12031700  S 13.2 18.5----30.16-- 70.3----
12031600  S 11.7 16.7----30.18-- 70.5----
12031500 SSE 15.5 20.8----30.17-------
12031400 SSE 16.9 21.8----30.20-- 70.5----
12031300 SSE 18.3 24.3----30.21-- 70.5----
12031200 SSE 18.6 23.3----30.22-- 70.3----

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