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Station 42099 - Offshore St. Petersburg, FL (144)

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
27.345 N 84.275 W (27°20'41" N 84°16'30" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 100.6 m

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Conditions at 42099 as of
(8:00 pm CDT on 08/19/2018)
0100 GMT on 08/20/2018:
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.
	Wave Height (WVHT):	1.0 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	4 sec
	Average Period (APD):	3.4 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	W ( 263 deg true )
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	86.7 °F

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
08	19	7:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	6	3.3	SW	-	-	-	86.9	-	-	-	-
08	19	6:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	5	3.4	WSW	-	-	-	86.9	-	-	-	-
08	19	5:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	5	3.2	SW	-	-	-	87.1	-	-	-	-
08	19	4:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	6	3.4	SSW	-	-	-	87.4	-	-	-	-
08	19	3:30 pm	-	-	-	0.7	-	3.3	-	-	-	-	87.4	-	-	-	-
08	19	2:30 pm	-	-	-	0.7	-	3.6	-	-	-	-	87.3	-	-	-	-
08	19	2:00 pm	-	-	-	0.7	-	3.6	-	-	-	-	87.1	-	-	-	-
08	19	1:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	4	3.7	S	-	-	-	87.1	-	-	-	-
08	19	12:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	4	3.8	S	-	-	-	86.5	-	-	-	-
08	19	11:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	4	3.8	S	-	-	-	86.4	-	-	-	-
08	19	11:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	5	3.9	S	-	-	-	86.2	-	-	-	-
08	19	10:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	4	4.0	SSE	-	-	-	86.0	-	-	-	-
08	19	8:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	5	4.1	SSE	-	-	-	85.8	-	-	-	-
08	19	8:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	4	4.2	S	-	-	-	85.8	-	-	-	-
08	19	7:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	4	4.1	SSE	-	-	-	85.8	-	-	-	-
08	19	7:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	5	4.1	SSE	-	-	-	85.8	-	-	-	-
08	19	6:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	5	4.1	SSE	-	-	-	85.8	-	-	-	-
08	19	5:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	4	4.1	SSE	-	-	-	85.8	-	-	-	-
08	19	5:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	4	4.2	SSE	-	-	-	86.0	-	-	-	-
08	19	4:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	5	4.1	S	-	-	-	86.2	-	-	-	-
08	19	4:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	4	4.1	SSE	-	-	-	86.0	-	-	-	-
08	19	3:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	4	4.2	SSE	-	-	-	86.4	-	-	-	-
08	19	3:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	5	4.1	S	-	-	-	86.2	-	-	-	-
08	18	11:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	4	3.7	SSE	-	-	-	85.8	-	-	-	-
08	18	11:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	4	3.7	S	-	-	-	85.8	-	-	-	-
08	18	9:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	5	3.6	SSW	-	-	-	86.0	-	-	-	-
08	18	9:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	4	3.4	S	-	-	-	86.0	-	-	-	-
08	18	8:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	4	3.5	SSE	-	-	-	86.0	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 42099 as of
(8:00 pm CDT on 08/19/2018)
0100 GMT on 08/20/2018:
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):	1.0 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	0.0 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	11.1 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	NW
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.0 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4.3 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	W
	Average Wave Period (APD):	3.4 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
08	19	7:00 pm	1.0	0.0	25.0	NW	1.0	5.6	SW	N/A	3.3
08	19	6:30 pm	0.7	0.0	10.5	SE	0.7	5.3	WSW	N/A	3.4
08	19	5:00 pm	1.0	0.0	25.0	NNW	1.0	4.5	SW	N/A	3.2
08	19	4:00 pm	1.0	0.0	12.5	NW	1.0	6.2	SSW	N/A	3.4
08	19	3:30 pm	0.7	0.0	15.4	E	0.7	4.2	S	N/A	3.3
08	19	2:30 pm	0.7	0.0	10.5	WSW	0.7	5.9	SSW	N/A	3.6
08	19	2:00 pm	0.7	0.0	10.5	NNW	0.7	4.2	S	N/A	3.6
08	19	1:30 pm	0.7	0.0	10.5	WNW	0.7	4.2	S	N/A	3.7
08	19	12:30 pm	1.0	0.0	25.0	WSW	1.0	4.3	S	N/A	3.8
08	19	11:30 am	0.7	0.0	10.5	NW	0.7	4.2	S	N/A	3.8
08	19	11:00 am	1.0	0.0	10.5	W	1.0	4.5	S	N/A	3.9
08	19	10:00 am	1.0	0.0	10.5	NNE	1.0	4.2	SSE	N/A	4.0
08	19	8:30 am	1.0	0.0	10.5	SW	1.0	4.5	SSE	N/A	4.1
08	19	8:00 am	1.0	0.0	11.1	SSE	1.0	4.3	S	N/A	4.2
08	19	7:30 am	1.0	0.0	11.1	NNW	1.0	4.3	SSE	N/A	4.1
08	19	7:00 am	1.0	0.0	10.5	SSW	1.0	4.5	SSE	N/A	4.1
08	19	6:30 am	1.0	0.0	11.1	SSW	1.0	4.5	SSE	N/A	4.1
08	19	5:30 am	1.0	0.0	10.5	S	1.0	4.3	SSE	N/A	4.1
08	19	5:00 am	1.0	0.0	11.1	SW	1.0	4.3	SSE	N/A	4.2
08	19	4:30 am	1.0	0.0	10.5	SW	1.0	4.8	S	N/A	4.1
08	19	4:00 am	1.0	0.0	10.5	W	1.0	4.2	SSE	N/A	4.1
08	19	3:30 am	1.0	0.0	12.5	SW	1.0	4.2	SSE	N/A	4.2
08	19	3:00 am	1.0	0.0	10.5	SSW	1.0	4.5	S	N/A	4.1
08	18	11:30 pm	1.0	0.0	11.8	W	1.0	3.9	SSE	N/A	3.7
08	18	11:00 pm	1.0	0.0	10.5	WSW	1.0	4.0	S	N/A	3.7
08	18	9:30 pm	1.0	0.0	10.5	S	1.0	4.5	SSW	N/A	3.6
08	18	9:00 pm	1.0	0.0	10.5	W	1.0	4.2	S	N/A	3.4
08	18	8:00 pm	1.0	0.0	10.5	SSW	1.0	4.0	SSE	N/A	3.5

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