Station 42040 (LLNR 245) - LUKE OFFSHORE TEST PLATFORM - 63 NM South of Dauphin Island, AL

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center 2.4-meter foam hull buoy SCOOP payload 29.208 N 88.226 W (29°12'30" N 88°13'33" W) Site elevation: sea level Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation Anemometer height: 4 m above site elevation Barometer elevation: 2.5 m above mean sea level Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line Water depth: 183 m Watch circle radius: 346 yards Latest NWS Marine Forecast 1 and Latest NWS Marine Forecast 2 Important Notice to Mariners Search And Rescue (SAR) Data Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Regional HF Radar Surface Current Observations Select Basemap Oceans Satellite Streets Topographic Large icon indicates selected station. Stations with recent data Stations with no data in last 8 hours      (24 hours for tsunami stations) Disclaimer

Conditions at 42040 as of
(9:30 pm CDT on 05/23/2019)
0230 GMT on 05/24/2019:

Unit of Measure: English Metric    Time Zone: Station Local Time Greenwich Mean Time [GMT] British Summer Time [GMT+1] Eastern Greenland [GMT-1] Azores [GMT-2] Western Greenland [GMT-3] Atlantic Standard [GMT-4] US/Eastern Standard US/Central Standard US/Mountain Standard US/Pacific Standard Alaska Standard [GMT-9] Hawaii-Aleutian Standard [GMT-10] Samoa Standard [GMT-11] International Date Line West [GMT-12] Western European [GMT+0] Central European [GMT+1] Eastern European [GMT+2] Moscow [GMT+3] GMT+4 Pakistan Standard [GMT+5] GMT+6 Indochina Time [GMT+7] China Coast [GMT+8] Japan Standard [GMT+9] Guam Standard [GMT+10] GMT+11 International Date Line East [GMT+12]    Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	ESE ( 120 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	13.6 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	15.5 kts
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.13 in
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	13.6 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	15.5 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Supplemental Measurements Highest 1-minute Wind Speed Time (CDT) WSPD WDIR 9:22 pm 13.6 kts -

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)	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
05	23	9:20 pm	ESE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	9:10 pm	ESE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	9:00 pm	ESE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.12	+0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:50 pm	ESE	11.7	15.5	3.6	6	4.7	S	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:40 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	3.6	-	4.7	S	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:30 pm	ESE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:20 pm	ESE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:10 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:00 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.11	+0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:50 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	3.6	6	4.6	S	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:40 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:30 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:20 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:10 pm	ESE	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:00 pm	ESE	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.11	-0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:50 pm	ESE	9.7	11.7	3.6	6	4.7	S	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:40 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:30 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:20 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:10 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:00 pm	E	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:50 pm	E	11.7	13.6	3.6	6	4.5	S	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:40 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:30 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:20 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:10 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:00 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.12	-0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:50 pm	E	11.7	15.5	3.6	6	4.8	S	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:40 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:30 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:20 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:10 pm	E	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:00 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.13	-0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:50 pm	E	11.7	13.6	3.6	7	4.8	S	30.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:40 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:30 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:20 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:10 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:00 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.14	-0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:50 pm	E	11.7	13.6	3.6	6	4.6	S	30.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:40 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:30 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:20 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:10 pm	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:00 pm	E	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.16	-0.03	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:50 pm	ENE	9.7	13.6	3.3	7	4.8	SSE	30.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:40 pm	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:30 pm	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:20 pm	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:10 pm	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:00 pm	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	+0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:50 pm	E	9.7	11.7	3.6	6	4.9	S	30.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:40 pm	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:30 pm	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:20 pm	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:10 pm	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:00 pm	E	9.7	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	+0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	11:50 am	E	7.8	9.7	3.6	6	4.7	SSE	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	11:40 am	E	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	11:30 am	E	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	11:20 am	E	7.8	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	11:10 am	E	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	11:00 am	E	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	+0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	10:50 am	E	7.8	11.7	3.6	6	4.7	S	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	10:40 am	ESE	9.7	9.7	3.6	-	4.7	S	30.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	10:30 am	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	10:20 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	10:10 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	10:00 am	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	+0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	9:50 am	E	9.7	13.6	3.6	6	4.7	S	30.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	9:40 am	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	9:30 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	9:20 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	9:10 am	ESE	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	9:00 am	ESE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.16	+0.05	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:50 am	ESE	9.7	13.6	3.3	7	4.5	SSW	30.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:40 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:30 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:20 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:10 am	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:00 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.14	+0.05	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:50 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	3.6	6	4.7	S	30.14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:40 am	ESE	7.8	11.7	3.6	-	4.7	S	30.14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:30 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:20 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:10 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:00 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.13	+0.05	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:50 am	ESE	9.7	9.7	3.3	6	4.7	S	30.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:40 am	SE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:30 am	ESE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:20 am	SE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:10 am	SE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:00 am	SE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.11	+0.03	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:50 am	SE	7.8	9.7	3.3	6	4.7	S	30.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:40 am	SE	7.8	9.7	3.3	-	4.7	S	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:30 am	SE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:20 am	SE	7.8	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:10 am	SE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	5:00 am	SE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.09	+0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:50 am	SE	9.7	11.7	3.6	6	4.6	S	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:40 am	SE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:30 am	SE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:20 am	SE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:10 am	SE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:00 am	SE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.08	+0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:50 am	SE	9.7	9.7	3.6	6	4.4	SSE	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:40 am	SE	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:30 am	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:20 am	SE	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:10 am	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:00 am	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.08	-0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:50 am	SE	11.7	13.6	3.3	6	4.4	SSE	30.07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:40 am	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:30 am	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:20 am	SE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:10 am	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:00 am	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.08	-0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:50 am	SE	11.7	15.5	3.6	6	4.4	S	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:40 am	SE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:30 am	SE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:20 am	SE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:10 am	SE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	1:00 am	SE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	+0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:50 am	SE	13.6	15.5	3.6	6	4.5	S	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:40 am	SE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:30 am	SE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:20 am	SE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:10 am	SE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:00 am	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.10	+0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	11:50 pm	SE	11.7	15.5	3.3	6	4.4	S	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	11:40 pm	SE	13.6	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	11:30 pm	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	11:20 pm	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	11:10 pm	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	11:00 pm	SE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.10	+0.03	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	10:50 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	3.3	6	4.3	S	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	10:40 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	10:30 pm	ESE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	10:20 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	10:10 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	10:00 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	+0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	9:50 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	3.9	6	4.5	S	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	9:40 pm	ESE	13.6	17.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	9:30 pm	ESE	13.6	17.5	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	9:20 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	9:10 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	9:00 pm	ESE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.08	+0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	8:50 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	3.6	6	4.4	S	30.08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 42040 as of
(8:40 pm CDT on 05/23/2019)
0140 GMT on 05/24/2019:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: English Metric    Time Zone: Station Local Time Greenwich Mean Time [GMT] British Summer Time [GMT+1] Eastern Greenland [GMT-1] Azores [GMT-2] Western Greenland [GMT-3] Atlantic Standard [GMT-4] US/Eastern Standard US/Central Standard US/Mountain Standard US/Pacific Standard Alaska Standard [GMT-9] Hawaii-Aleutian Standard [GMT-10] Samoa Standard [GMT-11] International Date Line West [GMT-12] Western European [GMT+0] Central European [GMT+1] Eastern European [GMT+2] Moscow [GMT+3] GMT+4 Pakistan Standard [GMT+5] GMT+6 Indochina Time [GMT+7] China Coast [GMT+8] Japan Standard [GMT+9] Guam Standard [GMT+10] GMT+11 International Date Line East [GMT+12]    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):	3.6 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	2.6 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	6.2 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	S
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	2.6 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4.0 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SE
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	STEEP
	Average Wave Period (APD):	4.7 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
05	23	7:40 pm	3.6	3.0	6.2	S	2.3	4.3	SSE	STEEP	4.6
05	23	6:40 pm	3.6	2.6	6.2	S	2.3	4.8	S	STEEP	4.7
05	23	5:40 pm	3.6	2.6	6.2	S	2.3	4.5	SSE	STEEP	4.5
05	23	4:40 pm	3.6	3.0	6.2	S	2.3	4.0	SSE	STEEP	4.8
05	23	3:40 pm	3.6	2.6	6.7	S	2.3	4.5	S	STEEP	4.8
05	23	2:40 pm	3.6	2.3	6.2	S	2.6	4.8	SSE	STEEP	4.6
05	23	1:40 pm	3.3	2.6	6.7	SSE	2.0	4.8	S	AVERAGE	4.8
05	23	12:40 pm	3.6	3.3	6.2	S	1.6	4.0	SSE	STEEP	4.9
05	23	11:40 am	3.6	3.3	6.2	SSE	1.6	3.8	SSE	STEEP	4.7
05	23	10:40 am	3.6	3.0	6.2	S	2.0	3.7	SE	STEEP	4.7
05	23	9:40 am	3.6	3.0	6.2	S	2.0	4.8	SSE	STEEP	4.7
05	23	8:40 am	3.3	3.0	6.7	SSW	2.0	4.3	SSE	AVERAGE	4.5
05	23	7:40 am	3.6	3.0	5.9	S	1.6	4.2	SSE	STEEP	4.7
05	23	6:40 am	3.3	3.0	5.9	S	1.6	3.8	SE	STEEP	4.7
05	23	5:40 am	3.3	3.0	5.9	S	1.6	3.8	SSE	STEEP	4.7
05	23	4:40 am	3.6	3.0	5.9	S	1.6	3.4	SE	STEEP	4.6
05	23	3:40 am	3.6	2.6	5.9	SSE	2.3	4.8	S	STEEP	4.4
05	23	2:40 am	3.3	2.3	5.9	SSE	2.6	4.8	SSE	STEEP	4.4
05	23	1:40 am	3.6	0.0	-	-	3.6	5.9	S	STEEP	4.4
05	23	12:40 am	3.6	1.3	7.7	SSW	3.3	5.9	S	STEEP	4.5
05	22	11:40 pm	3.3	0.0	-	-	3.3	6.2	S	STEEP	4.4
05	22	10:40 pm	3.3	0.0	-	-	3.3	5.9	S	STEEP	4.3
05	22	9:40 pm	3.9	1.0	12.1	SE	3.6	5.6	S	STEEP	4.5

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

Description of Measurements

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