Station 44009 (LLNR 168) - DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
AMPS payload
38.457 N 74.702 W (38°27'24" N 74°42'6" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 4.4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 4.9 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 0.3 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.6 m below water line
Water depth: 30 m
Watch circle radius: 69 yards

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Conditions at 44009 as of
(1:50 am EST)
0650 GMT on 02/21/2020:
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.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	N ( 360 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	23.3 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	29.1 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	5.2 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	5 sec
	Average Period (APD):	4.5 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	NNE ( 25 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.25 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.02 in ( Falling )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	34.9 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	47.5 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	22.1 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	25.3 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	27.2 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (EST)	WDIR	WSPD
1:50 am	N ( 3 deg )	23.5 kts
1:40 am	N ( 2 deg )	22.7 kts
1:30 am	N ( 5 deg )	23.9 kts
1:20 am	N ( 0 deg )	23.9 kts
1:10 am	N ( 2 deg )	24.5 kts
1:00 am	N ( 358 deg )	24.5 kts

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (EST)		WSPD		WDIR
12:56 am		27.2 kts		N ( 360 deg true )

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (EST)	GDR	GST
1:13 am	N ( 350 deg )	31.1 kts

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EST)	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
02	21	12:50 am	N	23.3	27.2	4.9	5	4.2	NNE	30.25	-0.03	35.4	47.5	-	-	-	-
02	20	11:50 pm	N	23.3	27.2	3.3	4	3.7	NNE	30.25	-0.05	36.5	47.5	-	-	-	-
02	20	10:50 pm	NNE	9.7	11.7	2.0	8	4.7	ESE	30.27	-0.04	34.9	47.5	-	-	-	-
02	20	9:50 pm	NE	7.8	9.7	2.0	8	4.5	ESE	30.29	-0.01	33.4	47.5	-	-	-	-
02	20	8:50 pm	N	7.8	9.7	2.0	5	4.3	NE	30.30	+0.02	32.9	47.5	-	-	-	-
02	20	7:50 pm	NE	1.9	3.9	2.0	5	4.2	NE	30.31	+0.02	33.4	47.7	-	-	-	-
02	20	6:50 pm	ENE	1.9	5.8	2.3	5	4.2	NE	30.29	+0.00	35.2	47.7	-	-	-	-
02	20	5:50 pm	NNE	5.8	7.8	2.6	5	4.3	NE	30.29	-0.01	37.2	47.7	-	-	-	-
02	20	4:50 pm	N	9.7	11.7	2.6	5	4.2	NE	30.29	-0.03	37.4	47.7	-	-	-	-
02	20	3:50 pm	N	11.7	13.6	2.6	5	4.0	NE	30.29	-0.03	37.4	47.7	-	-	-	-
02	20	2:50 pm	NNE	11.7	13.6	2.6	5	4.1	NE	30.30	-0.06	38.1	47.7	-	-	-	-
02	20	1:50 pm	NNE	7.8	11.7	2.6	5	4.0	NNE	30.31	-0.04	38.8	47.7	-	-	-	-
02	20	12:50 pm	NNE	9.7	11.7	2.6	4	4.0	NNE	30.32	-0.05	39.0	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	11:50 am	NE	11.7	13.6	3.0	4	3.9	NNE	30.35	-0.01	39.4	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	10:50 am	NE	11.7	15.5	2.6	4	3.7	N	30.35	+0.00	39.7	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	9:50 am	NNE	11.7	15.5	3.0	4	3.9	N	30.37	+0.03	39.9	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	8:50 am	NNE	13.6	15.5	3.3	4	4.0	N	30.36	+0.06	40.1	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	7:50 am	N	13.6	17.5	3.6	5	4.1	NNE	30.35	+0.05	40.3	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	6:50 am	N	17.5	19.4	3.6	4	3.9	N	30.33	+0.05	40.5	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	5:50 am	N	19.4	23.3	3.6	5	4.0	N	30.30	+0.02	41.0	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	4:50 am	N	19.4	23.3	3.0	4	3.9	N	30.29	+0.00	41.9	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	3:50 am	NNW	19.4	23.3	3.0	4	3.8	NNW	30.28	-0.01	42.8	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	2:50 am	NNW	17.5	21.4	2.3	8	3.9	SE	30.29	+0.00	43.5	47.8	-	-	-	-
02	20	1:50 am	NW	17.5	19.4	2.0	8	3.6	ESE	30.29	-0.01	44.1	47.8	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 44009 as of (2:00 am EST)
0700 GMT on 02/21/2020:
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):	5.2 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	0.7 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	9.1 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	SSE
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	5.2 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5.0 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	NNE
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	VERY_STEEP
	Average Wave Period (APD):	4.5 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
02	21	1:00 am	4.9	1.3	23.5	E	4.9	4.5	NNE	VERY_STEEP	4.2
02	21	12:00 am	3.3	1.3	8.3	SE	3.0	3.7	NNE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
02	20	11:00 pm	2.0	1.6	7.7	ESE	1.0	3.6	NE	N/A	4.7
02	20	10:00 pm	2.0	1.6	7.7	ESE	1.0	4.0	NNE	N/A	4.5
02	20	9:00 pm	2.0	1.6	4.5	NE	1.0	3.6	NE	N/A	4.3
02	20	8:00 pm	2.0	1.6	5.0	NE	1.3	3.7	NNE	N/A	4.2
02	20	7:00 pm	2.3	2.0	4.5	NE	1.3	3.7	NE	N/A	4.2
02	20	6:00 pm	2.6	2.0	5.0	NE	1.3	3.8	NE	N/A	4.3
02	20	5:00 pm	2.6	2.0	5.0	NE	1.6	3.8	NNE	N/A	4.2
02	20	4:00 pm	2.6	1.6	5.3	NE	2.3	4.8	NE	VERY_STEEP	4.0
02	20	3:00 pm	2.6	1.3	8.3	SE	2.3	4.8	NE	VERY_STEEP	4.1
02	20	2:00 pm	2.6	2.0	4.8	NNE	1.6	3.4	N	VERY_STEEP	4.0
02	20	1:00 pm	2.6	2.0	4.3	NNE	2.0	3.8	N	VERY_STEEP	4.0
02	20	12:00 pm	3.0	1.3	8.3	ESE	2.6	4.3	NNE	VERY_STEEP	3.9
02	20	11:00 am	2.6	1.3	8.3	SE	2.3	4.0	N	VERY_STEEP	3.7
02	20	10:00 am	3.0	1.3	9.1	ESE	3.0	4.3	N	VERY_STEEP	3.9
02	20	9:00 am	3.3	1.3	9.1	ESE	3.0	4.2	N	VERY_STEEP	4.0
02	20	8:00 am	3.6	1.3	8.3	N	3.3	4.5	NNE	VERY_STEEP	4.1
02	20	7:00 am	3.6	1.3	9.1	ESE	3.3	4.2	N	VERY_STEEP	3.9
02	20	6:00 am	3.6	1.3	7.7	ESE	3.3	4.5	N	VERY_STEEP	4.0
02	20	5:00 am	3.0	1.3	8.3	ESE	2.6	4.3	N	VERY_STEEP	3.9
02	20	4:00 am	3.0	1.6	8.3	ESE	2.3	3.6	NNW	VERY_STEEP	3.8
02	20	3:00 am	2.3	1.6	8.3	SE	1.6	3.0	NNW	N/A	3.9
02	20	2:00 am	2.0	1.3	8.3	ESE	1.6	2.9	NNW	N/A	3.6

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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