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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 discus 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 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: 122 yards

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Conditions at 44013 as of
(10:50 pm EDT on 08/14/2018)
0250 GMT on 08/15/2018:
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.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	S ( 190 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	7.8 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	7.8 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	1.3 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	6 sec
	Average Period (APD):	4.6 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	E ( 83 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.83 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.01 in ( Rising )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	72.0 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	71.6 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	70.9 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	7.8 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	7.8 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (EDT)	WDIR	WSPD
10:50 pm	S ( 190 deg )	7.0 kts
10:40 pm	S ( 188 deg )	8.7 kts
10:30 pm	S ( 190 deg )	8.0 kts
10:20 pm	SSW ( 193 deg )	6.8 kts
10:10 pm	S ( 187 deg )	7.4 kts
10:00 pm	S ( 182 deg )	7.4 kts

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (EDT)	GDR	GST
10:35 pm	S ( 190 deg )	9.7 kts

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EDT)	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	14	9:50 pm	S	7.8	9.7	1.3	7	4.3	ENE	29.83	+0.02	73.8	71.8	70.9	-	-	-
08	14	8:50 pm	SSE	7.8	7.8	1.3	7	3.7	E	29.83	+0.02	72.1	71.8	71.1	-	-	-
08	14	7:50 pm	SSE	9.7	11.7	1.3	3	3.4	SE	29.81	+0.01	73.8	71.8	71.8	-	-	-
08	14	6:50 pm	SSE	9.7	11.7	1.3	6	3.5	NE	29.80	+0.00	73.6	71.6	71.2	-	-	-
08	14	5:50 pm	S	7.8	9.7	1.3	7	3.6	E	29.81	-0.01	74.7	71.8	71.2	-	-	-
08	14	4:50 pm	SE	9.7	11.7	1.3	12	3.5	NE	29.80	-0.06	73.6	71.8	70.7	-	-	-
08	14	3:50 pm	SE	11.7	13.6	1.3	12	3.7	NE	29.81	-0.06	73.6	71.6	71.2	-	-	-
08	14	2:50 pm	ESE	11.7	11.7	1.3	7	4.1	ESE	29.82	-0.06	72.9	71.6	72.9	-	-	-
08	14	1:50 pm	E	7.8	7.8	1.3	5	4.3	E	29.85	-0.05	71.2	71.4	71.2	-	-	-
08	14	12:50 pm	E	5.8	7.8	1.6	7	4.5	ESE	29.87	-0.04	70.5	70.9	70.5	-	-	-
08	14	11:50 am	E	3.9	5.8	1.3	6	4.7	ENE	29.88	-0.02	70.3	70.5	70.3	-	-	-
08	14	10:50 am	SE	5.8	7.8	1.3	6	4.5	E	29.90	-0.01	70.0	70.2	70.0	-	-	-
08	14	9:50 am	SE	7.8	7.8	1.0	7	4.5	ESE	29.91	+0.00	69.3	69.8	69.3	-	-	-
08	14	8:50 am	SE	3.9	5.8	1.0	6	4.4	E	29.91	+0.02	68.7	69.6	68.7	-	-	-
08	14	7:50 am	SSE	5.8	5.8	1.0	7	4.3	ENE	29.91	+0.03	68.7	69.4	68.7	-	-	-
08	14	6:50 am	SE	5.8	5.8	1.0	12	4.0	NE	29.91	+0.02	68.9	69.3	68.9	-	-	-
08	14	5:50 am	E	3.9	5.8	1.0	4	4.0	NE	29.89	-0.01	68.7	69.4	68.7	-	-	-
08	14	4:50 am	ESE	3.9	3.9	1.3	12	4.1	S	29.88	-0.03	68.7	69.4	68.7	-	-	-
08	14	3:50 am	-	0.0	1.9	1.3	3	3.8	NE	29.89	-0.03	68.9	69.4	68.9	-	-	-
08	14	2:50 am	ESE	3.9	3.9	1.3	4	3.8	NE	29.90	-0.03	68.9	69.4	68.9	-	-	-
08	14	1:50 am	E	5.8	7.8	1.3	4	3.7	NE	29.91	-0.03	69.4	69.3	69.4	-	-	-
08	14	12:50 am	E	7.8	7.8	1.6	3	3.7	NE	29.92	-0.04	69.4	69.1	69.4	-	-	-
08	13	11:50 pm	E	7.8	9.7	1.3	4	3.6	NE	29.93	-0.03	69.4	69.3	69.4	-	-	-
08	13	10:50 pm	E	7.8	7.8	1.3	3	3.6	NE	29.94	-0.02	70.0	69.3	70.0	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 44013 as of
(11:00 pm EDT on 08/14/2018)
0300 GMT on 08/15/2018:
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):	1.3 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	1.3 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	5.9 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	E
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	0.7 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	3.1 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SE
	Average Wave Period (APD):	4.6 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
08	14	10:00 pm	1.3	1.0	6.7	ENE	0.7	3.1	ESE	N/A	4.3
08	14	9:00 pm	1.3	1.0	6.7	E	1.0	3.0	SE	N/A	3.7
08	14	8:00 pm	1.3	0.7	6.7	E	1.0	2.9	SE	N/A	3.4
08	14	7:00 pm	1.3	0.7	6.2	NE	1.0	2.6	SE	N/A	3.5
08	14	6:00 pm	1.3	1.0	7.1	E	1.0	2.6	SE	N/A	3.6
08	14	5:00 pm	1.3	0.7	12.1	NE	1.0	2.4	ESE	N/A	3.5
08	14	4:00 pm	1.3	0.7	12.1	NE	1.0	5.0	E	N/A	3.7
08	14	3:00 pm	1.3	1.0	6.7	ESE	1.0	4.5	ESE	N/A	4.1
08	14	2:00 pm	1.3	1.3	5.3	E	0.7	3.6	E	N/A	4.3
08	14	1:00 pm	1.6	1.3	6.7	ESE	0.7	3.6	NE	N/A	4.5
08	14	12:00 pm	1.3	1.3	6.2	ENE	0.7	3.4	ENE	N/A	4.7
08	14	11:00 am	1.3	1.0	6.2	E	0.7	3.6	ENE	N/A	4.5
08	14	10:00 am	1.0	1.0	6.7	ESE	0.7	3.6	NE	N/A	4.5
08	14	9:00 am	1.0	0.7	6.2	E	0.7	3.3	NNE	N/A	4.4
08	14	8:00 am	1.0	0.7	6.7	ENE	0.7	3.7	NE	N/A	4.3
08	14	7:00 am	1.0	0.7	12.1	NE	0.7	3.7	NE	N/A	4.0
08	14	6:00 am	1.0	0.7	7.7	SE	0.7	3.8	NE	N/A	4.0
08	14	5:00 am	1.3	1.0	12.1	S	0.7	3.4	NE	N/A	4.1
08	14	4:00 am	1.3	0.7	12.1	N	1.0	3.4	NE	N/A	3.8
08	14	3:00 am	1.3	1.0	12.1	WNW	1.0	3.6	NE	N/A	3.8
08	14	2:00 am	1.3	1.0	12.1	NE	1.0	3.6	NE	N/A	3.7
08	14	1:00 am	1.6	1.0	4.3	ENE	1.3	3.4	NE	N/A	3.7
08	14	12:00 am	1.3	1.0	5.0	E	1.3	3.6	NE	N/A	3.6
08	13	11:00 pm	1.3	1.0	5.3	E	1.0	3.4	NE	N/A	3.6

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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