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Station 31003 - Para?ba Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 31003

Owned and maintained by the PIRATA Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Atlantic
Atlas Buoy
8.000 S 30.000 W (8°0'0" S 30°0'0" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 4 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 3 m above mean sea level

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Station 31003

Conditions at 31003 as of
0100 GMT on 04/29/2025:
     

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): E ( 95 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 12.4 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 15.3 kts
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 82.4 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 84.2 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
TIME
(GMT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 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		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-04-29 0000ESE 12.8 15.3------ 82.4 84.2----
2025-04-28 2300ESE 13.4 15.3------ 82.4 84.2----
2025-04-28 2200ESE 13.0 15.9------ 82.6 84.2----
2025-04-28 2100ESE 11.5 13.8------ 82.6 84.2----
2025-04-28 2000ESE 12.4 15.2------ 82.8 84.2----
2025-04-28 1900ESE 13.8 16.1------ 82.9 84.4----
2025-04-28 1800ESE 12.6 14.8------ 82.9 84.4----
2025-04-28 1700ESE 13.4 15.3------ 82.9 84.4----
2025-04-28 1600ESE 13.6 15.7------ 82.9 84.4----
2025-04-28 1500ESE 14.2 16.1------ 82.8 84.4----
2025-04-28 1400ESE 12.6 15.5------ 82.8 84.2----
2025-04-28 1300ESE 13.2 15.7------ 82.9 84.2----
2025-04-28 1200ESE 14.0 16.1------ 82.8 84.2----
2025-04-28 1100ESE 14.6 16.5------ 82.8 84.2----
2025-04-28 1000ESE 13.8 15.9------ 82.9 84.0----
2025-04-28 0900ESE 14.2 16.9------ 82.8 84.0----
2025-04-28 0800ESE 14.0 16.7------ 82.2 84.2----
2025-04-28 0700ESE 14.2 16.9------ 82.4 84.0----
2025-04-28 0600ESE 15.9 18.3------ 82.4 84.0----
2025-04-28 0500ESE 13.8 16.9------ 82.4 84.2----
2025-04-28 0400ESE 15.0 17.3------ 82.6 84.2----
2025-04-28 0300ESE 14.6 17.9------ 82.6 84.2----
2025-04-28 0200ESE 15.3 17.9------ 82.6 84.0----