Station 46029 (LLNR 688) - COLUMBIA RIVER BAR - 20NM West of Columbia River Mouth

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy w/ seal cage
AMPS payload
46.143 N 124.485 W (46°8'36" N 124°29'6" 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: 134 m
Watch circle radius: 235 yards

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Conditions at 46029 as of
(3:50 pm PST)
2350 GMT on 12/12/2019:
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):	SW ( 230 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	15.5 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	21.4 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	17.4 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	16 sec
	Average Period (APD):	9.3 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	W ( 261 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.98 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.08 in ( Rising )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	51.3 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	48.9 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	46.6 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	45.7 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	17.5 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	19.4 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (PST)	WDIR	WSPD
3:50 pm	SW ( 232 deg )	15.9 kts
3:40 pm	SW ( 229 deg )	15.5 kts
3:30 pm	SW ( 226 deg )	15.2 kts
3:20 pm	SW ( 232 deg )	16.1 kts
3:10 pm	SW ( 235 deg )	17.3 kts
3:00 pm	SW ( 233 deg )	17.9 kts

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (PST)		WSPD		WDIR
2:59 pm		19.4 kts		WSW ( 240 deg true )

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (PST)	GDR	GST
3:09 pm	WSW ( 240 deg )	21.4 kts

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PST)	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	12	2:50 pm	WSW	17.5	21.4	16.7	16	8.9	W	29.96	+0.07	51.3	48.9	46.9	-	-	-
12	12	1:50 pm	WSW	17.5	23.3	18.4	16	9.6	W	29.93	+0.05	51.1	48.9	46.4	-	-	-
12	12	12:50 pm	WSW	19.4	25.3	18.4	16	9.8	W	29.91	+0.03	51.1	48.9	45.7	-	-	-
12	12	11:50 am	WSW	15.5	19.4	18.4	15	9.6	W	29.88	+0.00	49.3	48.9	47.3	-	-	-
12	12	10:50 am	S	17.5	19.4	19.0	14	10.3	W	29.88	-0.01	49.6	49.1	46.4	-	-	-
12	12	9:50 am	S	15.5	17.5	18.4	15	10.4	W	29.88	-0.04	48.9	49.1	46.4	-	-	-
12	12	8:50 am	SSW	17.5	21.4	18.0	16	9.7	W	29.89	-0.03	49.1	49.1	47.8	-	-	-
12	12	7:50 am	S	17.5	21.4	17.7	16	10.4	W	29.89	-0.02	49.6	49.5	46.0	-	-	-
12	12	6:50 am	SW	13.6	19.4	16.7	17	9.7	W	29.91	+0.00	50.2	50.2	48.4	-	-	-
12	12	5:50 am	S	15.5	19.4	12.1	13	8.4	WSW	29.91	+0.00	51.1	50.7	49.3	-	-	-
12	12	4:50 am	S	17.5	21.4	12.1	17	8.3	W	29.91	+0.02	51.1	50.5	49.6	-	-	-
12	12	3:50 am	SSW	17.5	21.4	11.5	14	7.8	W	29.91	+0.04	51.3	50.0	50.0	-	-	-
12	12	2:50 am	S	17.5	19.4	13.1	12	8.3	WSW	29.91	+0.06	51.1	49.8	49.8	-	-	-
12	12	1:50 am	S	13.6	17.5	12.8	12	8.1	W	29.89	+0.07	50.7	49.8	48.9	-	-	-
12	12	12:50 am	SSW	11.7	15.5	13.5	13	7.9	W	29.87	+0.08	51.3	49.8	49.1	-	-	-
12	11	11:50 pm	SSW	13.6	15.5	13.1	10	7.8	SW	29.85	+0.09	51.4	50.0	50.0	-	-	-
12	11	10:50 pm	SW	15.5	19.4	14.4	13	8.2	W	29.82	+0.06	52.3	50.0	51.1	-	-	-
12	11	9:50 pm	SW	17.5	21.4	16.1	14	8.3	W	29.79	+0.05	52.3	50.5	52.3	-	-	-
12	11	8:50 pm	SSW	19.4	23.3	14.1	12	7.7	WSW	29.76	+0.00	52.0	51.1	52.0	-	-	-
12	11	7:50 pm	SSW	21.4	25.3	13.8	11	7.5	WSW	29.75	-0.04	51.4	51.4	51.4	-	-	-
12	11	6:50 pm	S	23.3	27.2	12.5	11	7.5	WSW	29.75	-0.06	50.4	51.4	50.4	-	-	-
12	11	5:50 pm	S	21.4	25.3	11.2	11	6.9	WSW	29.77	-0.06	50.2	51.3	50.2	-	-	-
12	11	4:50 pm	S	23.3	29.1	10.8	11	6.7	WSW	29.80	-0.05	50.0	51.3	49.5	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46029 as of
(4:00 pm PST on 12/12/2019)
0000 GMT on 12/13/2019:
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):	17.4 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	15.7 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	16.0 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	W
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	6.9 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5.9 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	WSW
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	9.3 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
12	12	3:00 pm	16.7	15.1	16.0	W	7.2	7.1	WSW	SWELL	8.9
12	12	2:00 pm	18.4	16.7	16.0	W	7.2	7.1	WSW	SWELL	9.6
12	12	1:00 pm	18.4	17.7	16.0	W	5.6	6.7	WSW	SWELL	9.8
12	12	12:00 pm	18.4	17.7	14.8	W	5.2	6.2	SW	SWELL	9.6
12	12	11:00 am	19.0	18.7	13.8	W	4.9	5.9	SW	AVERAGE	10.3
12	12	10:00 am	18.4	17.7	14.8	W	4.9	6.2	SW	SWELL	10.4
12	12	9:00 am	18.0	17.1	16.0	W	5.2	5.9	SW	SWELL	9.7
12	12	8:00 am	17.7	17.1	16.0	W	4.9	6.2	SW	SWELL	10.4
12	12	7:00 am	16.7	16.1	17.4	W	4.6	6.2	SSW	SWELL	9.7
12	12	6:00 am	12.1	11.2	12.9	WSW	4.9	4.3	SSW	SWELL	8.4
12	12	5:00 am	12.1	11.2	17.4	W	4.6	5.9	SW	SWELL	8.3
12	12	4:00 am	11.5	10.2	13.8	W	5.2	7.1	SW	SWELL	7.8
12	12	3:00 am	13.1	11.8	12.1	WSW	5.9	6.2	SW	AVERAGE	8.3
12	12	2:00 am	12.8	11.8	12.1	W	4.9	6.7	SSW	AVERAGE	8.1
12	12	1:00 am	13.5	12.8	12.9	W	4.6	5.0	SSW	SWELL	7.9
12	12	12:00 am	13.1	12.1	10.0	SW	5.2	5.9	SSW	STEEP	7.8
12	11	11:00 pm	14.4	12.8	12.9	W	6.9	7.7	SSW	SWELL	8.2
12	11	10:00 pm	16.1	13.8	13.8	W	8.5	7.1	SW	SWELL	8.3
12	11	9:00 pm	14.1	11.8	12.1	WSW	7.9	7.1	SSW	AVERAGE	7.7
12	11	8:00 pm	13.8	11.5	10.8	WSW	7.9	7.1	SSW	AVERAGE	7.5
12	11	7:00 pm	12.5	10.5	11.4	WSW	6.6	6.7	SSW	AVERAGE	7.5
12	11	6:00 pm	11.2	7.9	11.4	WSW	7.9	8.3	SSW	AVERAGE	6.9
12	11	5:00 pm	10.8	8.5	11.4	WSW	6.6	7.1	SW	AVERAGE	6.7

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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