Station 44013 (LLNR 420) - BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA

Boston Approach Lighted Buoy BF NOAA 44013

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter foam buoy
ARES payload
42.346 N 70.651 W (42°20'44" N 70°39'4" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 4.5 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 0.5 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.4 m below water line
Water depth: 64 m
Watch circle radius: 122 yards

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Conditions at 44013 as of
(2:50 am EST)
0750 GMT on 12/16/2019:
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):	WNW ( 290 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	23.3 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	27.2 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	3.6 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	4 sec
	Average Period (APD):	3.8 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WNW ( 287 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.08 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.10 in ( Rising Rapidly )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	33.6 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	46.2 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	14.9 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	20.5 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	23.3 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	25.3 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (EST)	WDIR	WSPD
2:50 am	WNW ( 287 deg )	22.1 kts
2:40 am	WNW ( 284 deg )	23.1 kts
2:30 am	W ( 280 deg )	21.6 kts
2:20 am	W ( 281 deg )	21.6 kts
2:10 am	WNW ( 286 deg )	22.3 kts
2:00 am	WNW ( 282 deg )	22.7 kts

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (EST)	GDR	GST
2:21 am	WNW ( 290 deg )	29.1 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
12	16	1:50 am	W	23.3	29.1	4.3	5	4.1	WNW	30.03	+0.08	34.0	46.4	15.6	-	-	-
12	16	12:50 am	WNW	27.2	33.0	4.6	5	4.2	WNW	30.00	+0.10	34.3	46.4	15.4	-	-	-
12	15	11:50 pm	WNW	27.2	33.0	4.9	5	4.3	WNW	29.98	+0.10	35.4	46.4	17.8	-	-	-
12	15	10:50 pm	W	27.2	35.0	4.9	5	4.3	WNW	29.96	+0.11	36.5	46.4	19.6	-	-	-
12	15	9:50 pm	W	29.1	35.0	5.9	5	4.7	WNW	29.91	+0.09	37.2	46.4	19.4	-	-	-
12	15	8:50 pm	W	31.1	38.9	6.2	6	4.7	WNW	29.88	+0.13	38.3	46.4	20.5	-	-	-
12	15	7:50 pm	W	29.1	36.9	6.2	5	4.6	WNW	29.85	+0.16	39.7	46.4	23.0	-	-	-
12	15	6:50 pm	W	31.1	38.9	5.6	5	4.5	WNW	29.81	+0.17	41.0	46.4	25.9	-	-	-
12	15	5:50 pm	WNW	29.1	35.0	4.6	13	4.4	ESE	29.75	+0.14	42.8	46.6	27.3	-	-	-
12	15	4:50 pm	W	27.2	33.0	4.9	5	4.5	WNW	29.69	+0.12	44.2	46.6	28.9	-	-	-
12	15	3:50 pm	W	27.2	35.0	5.2	5	4.5	WNW	29.64	+0.11	45.5	46.6	29.3	-	-	-
12	15	2:50 pm	W	25.3	31.1	4.9	11	4.5	E	29.61	+0.10	46.0	46.6	29.3	-	-	-
12	15	1:50 pm	WSW	25.3	31.1	5.2	5	4.6	W	29.57	+0.06	46.6	46.6	30.0	-	-	-
12	15	12:50 pm	W	29.1	36.9	4.9	12	4.6	ESE	29.53	+0.04	46.4	46.6	29.3	-	-	-
12	15	11:50 am	W	27.2	36.9	4.9	12	4.6	E	29.51	+0.06	45.9	46.4	30.7	-	-	-
12	15	10:50 am	W	27.2	33.0	5.6	11	4.8	ESE	29.51	+0.09	45.7	46.4	31.1	-	-	-
12	15	9:50 am	W	27.2	38.9	5.6	5	4.7	WNW	29.49	+0.12	45.5	46.2	30.2	-	-	-
12	15	8:50 am	W	29.1	38.9	4.9	12	4.7	ESE	29.45	+0.11	45.1	46.2	31.5	-	-	-
12	15	7:50 am	WSW	27.2	35.0	5.2	11	4.6	ESE	29.41	+0.12	44.8	46.0	33.4	-	-	-
12	15	6:50 am	W	27.2	31.1	5.2	5	4.5	W	29.37	+0.11	45.0	46.0	33.8	-	-	-
12	15	5:50 am	W	27.2	33.0	5.2	9	4.7	ESE	29.34	+0.11	44.8	46.0	33.4	-	-	-
12	15	4:50 am	WSW	27.2	33.0	4.9	10	4.5	ESE	29.29	+0.10	44.8	46.2	34.3	-	-	-
12	15	3:50 am	W	27.2	33.0	5.2	8	4.6	E	29.26	+0.11	45.0	46.2	34.3	-	-	-
12	15	2:50 am	W	23.3	31.1	5.2	8	4.6	ESE	29.23	+0.11	46.2	46.4	37.0	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 44013 as of (3:00 am EST)
0800 GMT on 12/16/2019:
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):	3.6 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	1.3 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.8 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	E
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.3 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4.3 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	WNW
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	VERY_STEEP
	Average Wave Period (APD):	3.8 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
12	16	2:00 am	4.3	1.3	12.1	SSE	4.3	4.8	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.1
12	16	1:00 am	4.6	1.6	12.1	SE	4.3	4.8	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.2
12	16	12:00 am	4.9	1.6	11.4	E	4.6	4.8	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.3
12	15	11:00 pm	4.9	1.3	12.1	ESE	4.6	5.3	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.3
12	15	10:00 pm	5.9	1.6	12.1	E	5.6	5.3	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.7
12	15	9:00 pm	6.2	1.6	12.1	NE	6.2	5.6	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.7
12	15	8:00 pm	6.2	2.0	11.4	E	5.9	5.3	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.6
12	15	7:00 pm	5.6	2.0	12.1	NW	5.2	5.0	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.5
12	15	6:00 pm	4.6	2.3	12.9	ESE	3.9	4.5	WNW	AVERAGE	4.4
12	15	5:00 pm	4.9	2.3	12.1	E	4.3	4.8	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.5
12	15	4:00 pm	5.2	2.3	11.4	ESE	4.6	4.5	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.5
12	15	3:00 pm	4.9	2.6	10.8	E	4.3	4.8	W	AVERAGE	4.5
12	15	2:00 pm	5.2	2.6	11.4	ESE	4.6	5.0	W	VERY_STEEP	4.6
12	15	1:00 pm	4.9	2.6	12.1	ESE	4.3	5.0	W	AVERAGE	4.6
12	15	12:00 pm	4.9	2.3	12.1	E	4.6	4.8	WNW	AVERAGE	4.6
12	15	11:00 am	5.6	3.0	10.8	ESE	4.9	5.3	WNW	AVERAGE	4.8
12	15	10:00 am	5.6	2.6	10.8	E	4.9	5.0	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.7
12	15	9:00 am	4.9	3.0	12.1	ESE	3.9	4.8	WNW	AVERAGE	4.7
12	15	8:00 am	5.2	3.0	10.8	ESE	4.3	4.8	W	AVERAGE	4.6
12	15	7:00 am	5.2	2.6	9.1	ESE	4.6	4.5	W	VERY_STEEP	4.5
12	15	6:00 am	5.2	3.6	9.1	ESE	3.9	4.3	W	AVERAGE	4.7
12	15	5:00 am	4.9	3.3	10.0	ESE	3.9	4.0	W	AVERAGE	4.5
12	15	4:00 am	5.2	3.3	8.3	E	4.3	4.8	W	AVERAGE	4.6
12	15	3:00 am	5.2	3.6	8.3	ESE	3.9	4.0	WSW	AVERAGE	4.6

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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