Station 44017 (LLNR 665) - MONTAUK POINT - 23 NM SSW of Montauk Point, NY

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
AMPS payload
40.693 N 72.049 W (40°41'34" N 72°2'56" 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: 48 m
Watch circle radius: 112 yards

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Conditions at 44017 as of
(12:50 pm EST)
1750 GMT on 11/12/2018:
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):	9.7 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	13.6 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	1.3 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	9 sec
	Average Period (APD):	4.8 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	S ( 186 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.42 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.04 in ( Falling )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	48.9 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	57.6 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	36.1 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	44.2 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	9.7 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	9.7 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (EST)	WDIR	WSPD
12:50 pm	S ( 191 deg )	9.1 kts
12:40 pm	S ( 188 deg )	9.7 kts
12:30 pm	S ( 185 deg )	8.5 kts
12:20 pm	S ( 180 deg )	5.1 kts
12:10 pm	S ( 169 deg )	7.4 kts
12:00 pm	S ( 172 deg )	7.4 kts

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (EST)	GDR	GST
12:30 pm	S ( 170 deg )	13.6 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
11	12	11:50 am	S	7.8	9.7	1.3	9	4.8	NE	30.44	-0.01	48.2	57.6	34.5	-	-	-
11	12	10:50 am	S	3.9	5.8	1.3	9	4.7	SE	30.45	+0.01	47.7	57.4	32.7	-	-	-
11	12	9:50 am	S	3.9	5.8	1.3	14	4.6	S	30.46	+0.03	47.3	57.2	30.9	-	-	-
11	12	8:50 am	SW	1.9	5.8	1.3	14	4.9	ESE	30.45	+0.02	46.9	56.8	29.7	-	-	-
11	12	7:50 am	-	0.0	1.9	1.3	14	4.4	SE	30.44	+0.00	47.3	56.5	27.5	-	-	-
11	12	6:50 am	NW	1.9	3.9	1.3	14	4.6	S	30.43	+0.02	44.8	56.3	27.0	-	-	-
11	12	5:50 am	W	1.9	3.9	1.3	15	4.4	SSW	30.43	+0.02	44.2	56.3	25.9	-	-	-
11	12	4:50 am	NW	3.9	3.9	1.3	4	4.0	NW	30.43	+0.02	44.2	56.3	26.8	-	-	-
11	12	3:50 am	N	5.8	7.8	1.6	4	3.9	WSW	30.41	+0.01	43.9	56.3	27.1	-	-	-
11	12	2:50 am	N	3.9	5.8	1.6	4	3.8	WSW	30.41	+0.02	43.7	56.5	28.0	-	-	-
11	12	1:50 am	NNW	7.8	9.7	1.6	4	3.7	WSW	30.41	+0.03	43.7	56.7	28.9	-	-	-
11	12	12:50 am	N	7.8	9.7	2.0	4	3.6	WSW	30.40	+0.03	43.7	56.7	30.2	-	-	-
11	11	11:50 pm	N	7.8	11.7	2.0	3	3.6	NW	30.39	+0.04	43.5	56.7	28.2	-	-	-
11	11	10:50 pm	NNW	11.7	13.6	2.0	4	3.5	SW	30.38	+0.04	43.9	56.7	29.5	-	-	-
11	11	9:50 pm	NNW	11.7	15.5	2.0	5	3.6	SW	30.37	+0.03	44.4	56.8	28.9	-	-	-
11	11	8:50 pm	NW	9.7	13.6	2.0	5	3.8	SW	30.35	+0.02	45.9	56.8	28.8	-	-	-
11	11	7:50 pm	WNW	9.7	13.6	2.0	5	3.7	SW	30.35	+0.03	46.2	56.8	27.1	-	-	-
11	11	6:50 pm	WNW	9.7	15.5	2.0	4	3.8	SW	30.34	+0.04	45.7	56.8	26.4	-	-	-
11	11	5:50 pm	W	11.7	15.5	2.0	4	3.6	WSW	30.33	+0.03	45.0	56.8	25.9	-	-	-
11	11	4:50 pm	W	11.7	17.5	2.0	3	3.6	WSW	30.32	+0.02	44.8	56.8	26.8	-	-	-
11	11	3:50 pm	W	13.6	17.5	2.0	3	3.6	W	30.31	+0.01	44.4	57.0	26.8	-	-	-
11	11	2:50 pm	W	13.6	19.4	2.3	5	3.7	WSW	30.30	-0.01	44.1	57.0	27.5	-	-	-
11	11	1:50 pm	W	9.7	13.6	2.3	5	3.8	WSW	30.30	-0.03	43.3	57.2	27.7	-	-	-
11	11	12:50 pm	W	9.7	15.5	2.3	5	3.8	SW	30.30	-0.03	42.4	57.2	26.1	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 44017 as of (1:00 pm EST)
1800 GMT on 11/12/2018:
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):	1.0 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	9.1 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	S
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	0.7 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	3.2 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	WSW
	Average Wave Period (APD):	4.8 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
11	12	12:00 pm	1.3	1.0	9.1	NE	0.7	3.4	WSW	N/A	4.8
11	12	11:00 am	1.3	1.0	9.1	SE	0.7	3.6	WSW	N/A	4.7
11	12	10:00 am	1.3	1.0	13.8	S	0.7	3.7	SSW	N/A	4.6
11	12	9:00 am	1.3	1.0	13.8	ESE	0.7	3.7	SW	N/A	4.9
11	12	8:00 am	1.3	1.0	13.8	SE	0.7	3.7	SW	N/A	4.4
11	12	7:00 am	1.3	1.0	13.8	S	0.7	3.4	SW	N/A	4.6
11	12	6:00 am	1.3	1.0	14.8	SSW	0.7	3.7	SW	N/A	4.4
11	12	5:00 am	1.3	1.0	14.8	ENE	1.0	4.0	NW	N/A	4.0
11	12	4:00 am	1.6	1.0	9.1	NNE	1.0	3.7	WSW	N/A	3.9
11	12	3:00 am	1.6	1.0	4.2	WSW	1.3	3.6	WNW	N/A	3.8
11	12	2:00 am	1.6	1.0	4.2	WSW	1.3	3.8	W	N/A	3.7
11	12	1:00 am	2.0	1.3	4.2	WSW	1.6	3.7	NNW	N/A	3.6
11	12	12:00 am	2.0	1.3	4.5	SW	1.6	3.4	NW	N/A	3.6
11	11	11:00 pm	2.0	1.0	13.8	SE	2.0	4.3	SW	N/A	3.5
11	11	10:00 pm	2.0	1.0	9.1	ESE	1.6	4.5	SW	N/A	3.6
11	11	9:00 pm	2.0	1.3	4.8	SW	1.6	3.7	SW	N/A	3.8
11	11	8:00 pm	2.0	1.3	4.8	SW	1.6	4.3	SW	N/A	3.7
11	11	7:00 pm	2.0	1.0	5.0	SW	1.6	3.8	SW	N/A	3.8
11	11	6:00 pm	2.0	0.7	13.8	E	1.6	4.3	WSW	N/A	3.6
11	11	5:00 pm	2.0	1.0	14.8	SSE	2.0	3.3	WSW	N/A	3.6
11	11	4:00 pm	2.0	1.0	14.8	W	2.0	3.2	W	N/A	3.6
11	11	3:00 pm	2.3	1.0	9.1	ESE	2.0	5.0	WSW	N/A	3.7
11	11	2:00 pm	2.3	1.3	5.0	WSW	2.0	3.8	WSW	N/A	3.8
11	11	1:00 pm	2.3	1.3	5.3	SW	2.0	4.2	SW	N/A	3.8

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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