Station 41025 (LLNR 640) - Diamond Shoals, NC

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter foam buoy
SCOOP payload
35.090 N 75.360 W (35°5'24" N 75°21'36" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.6 m below water line
Water depth: 64 m
Watch circle radius: 123 yards

Hull 3DV15 went adrift 11/24/18 and has re-moored itself approximately 6 nmi NNE of its previous mooring position. Buoy went adrift again about 06Z on 12/10/18. Data will be restored during our next service visit to this location.

This buoy is located in the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the mid-Atlantic coast. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike/

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Detailed Wave Summary
for 41025 as of
(8:40 pm EST on 12/10/2018)
0140 GMT on 12/11/2018:
These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Significant Wave Height (WVHT):	8.5 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	6.2 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	12.1 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	ENE
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	5.9 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	6.7 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	NE
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	6.0 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
12	10	7:40 pm	9.5	5.9	12.1	ENE	7.2	5.6	NE	AVERAGE	6.1
12	10	6:40 pm	9.8	6.2	11.4	ENE	7.5	7.7	ENE	AVERAGE	6.3
12	10	5:40 pm	10.2	6.6	11.4	ENE	7.9	8.3	ENE	AVERAGE	6.3
12	10	4:40 pm	10.8	8.5	12.1	ENE	6.6	6.2	NE	SWELL	6.5
12	10	3:40 pm	10.8	6.9	12.1	ENE	8.5	7.7	NE	AVERAGE	6.2
12	10	2:40 pm	11.2	7.2	10.0	ENE	8.9	7.7	NE	AVERAGE	6.3
12	10	1:40 pm	12.1	7.9	11.4	ENE	9.2	8.3	ENE	AVERAGE	6.5
12	10	12:40 pm	11.8	6.6	10.8	ENE	9.5	7.7	NE	AVERAGE	6.1
12	10	11:40 am	12.5	8.5	10.8	ENE	9.2	7.1	NE	AVERAGE	6.6
12	10	10:40 am	12.8	8.5	12.1	ENE	9.2	8.3	ENE	AVERAGE	6.6
12	10	9:40 am	11.8	8.2	12.1	ENE	8.9	8.3	ENE	AVERAGE	6.5
12	10	8:40 am	12.8	9.2	12.1	ENE	8.9	5.6	NNE	AVERAGE	6.9
12	10	7:40 am	13.1	10.5	10.8	ENE	7.5	5.3	NE	AVERAGE	7.3
12	10	6:40 am	13.8	12.1	11.4	ENE	6.2	5.9	NE	AVERAGE	7.4
12	10	5:40 am	14.4	12.1	12.1	ENE	7.5	7.1	ENE	AVERAGE	7.7
12	10	4:40 am	14.8	11.8	11.4	NE	8.9	7.7	ENE	AVERAGE	7.2
12	10	3:40 am	14.8	11.2	12.1	NE	9.5	5.9	NE	AVERAGE	7.3
12	10	2:40 am	14.8	10.8	10.8	NE	10.2	5.9	NE	AVERAGE	6.9
12	10	1:40 am	16.7	12.1	10.8	ENE	11.8	6.7	NE	AVERAGE	7.5
12	10	12:40 am	15.7	11.8	10.8	NE	10.5	8.3	NE	AVERAGE	7.4
12	09	11:40 pm	16.4	12.1	10.8	ENE	10.8	5.6	NE	AVERAGE	7.4
12	09	10:40 pm	14.4	7.9	11.4	ENE	11.8	9.1	ENE	AVERAGE	7.0
12	09	9:40 pm	14.4	6.6	10.8	ENE	12.8	7.7	ENE	AVERAGE	7.2

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