Station 46041 (LLNR 733) - CAPE ELIZABETH- 45NM NW of Aberdeen, WA

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy w/ seal cage
ARES payload
47.353 N 124.742 W (47°21'10" N 124°44'30" 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: 128 m
Watch circle radius: 242 yards

LINK TO PMEL's pCO2 SITE for their data on this Station: http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/co2/story/Cape+Elizabeth

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Conditions at 46041 as of
(5:50 pm PST on 11/18/2019)
0150 GMT on 11/19/2019:
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):	SSE ( 160 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	15.5 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	17.5 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	7.9 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	12 sec
	Average Period (APD):	7.2 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	W ( 268 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.57 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.09 in ( Falling )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	54.0 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	53.2 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	15.5 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	17.5 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (PST)	WDIR	WSPD
5:50 pm	SSE ( 161 deg )	15.2 kts
5:40 pm	SSE ( 159 deg )	16.3 kts
5:30 pm	SSE ( 154 deg )	16.5 kts
5:20 pm	SE ( 139 deg )	16.5 kts
5:10 pm	SE ( 130 deg )	17.5 kts
5:00 pm	SE ( 125 deg )	18.3 kts

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (PST)	GDR	GST
4:51 pm	ESE ( 120 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
11	18	4:50 pm	SE	19.4	23.3	6.9	11	6.7	WSW	29.57	-0.13	51.4	53.2	-	-	-	-
11	18	3:50 pm	ESE	17.5	19.4	7.2	12	6.6	W	29.60	-0.14	51.4	53.2	-	-	-	-
11	18	2:50 pm	ESE	19.4	21.4	7.5	11	7.0	WSW	29.65	-0.14	51.3	53.2	-	-	-	-
11	18	1:50 pm	ESE	17.5	21.4	8.5	11	7.4	WSW	29.70	-0.16	52.0	52.9	-	-	-	-
11	18	12:50 pm	ESE	15.5	19.4	7.9	11	7.3	WSW	29.75	-0.15	51.6	52.7	-	-	-	-
11	18	11:50 am	ESE	13.6	17.5	8.2	12	8.1	WSW	29.79	-0.14	51.3	52.5	-	-	-	-
11	18	10:50 am	ESE	15.5	19.4	7.9	13	8.5	W	29.86	-0.09	50.9	52.5	-	-	-	-
11	18	9:50 am	E	9.7	11.7	8.9	11	8.7	W	29.90	-0.08	49.1	53.2	-	-	-	-
11	18	8:50 am	ENE	11.7	15.5	8.2	12	8.4	W	29.93	-0.09	50.0	53.1	-	-	-	-
11	18	7:50 am	E	9.7	13.6	7.9	14	8.5	W	29.95	-0.10	49.5	53.1	-	-	-	-
11	18	6:50 am	ESE	7.8	9.7	8.5	12	8.7	W	29.98	-0.09	49.5	53.2	-	-	-	-
11	18	5:50 am	ESE	9.7	13.6	9.2	12	8.7	W	30.01	-0.08	49.1	53.2	-	-	-	-
11	18	4:50 am	SE	9.7	11.7	8.9	11	8.1	W	30.06	-0.08	49.6	53.6	-	-	-	-
11	18	3:50 am	ESE	11.7	13.6	9.2	11	8.3	W	30.07	-0.09	47.5	53.6	-	-	-	-
11	18	2:50 am	ESE	9.7	13.6	10.2	10	8.6	W	30.09	-0.09	48.0	53.6	-	-	-	-
11	18	1:50 am	ENE	5.8	7.8	10.2	10	8.4	W	30.14	-0.05	49.3	53.6	-	-	-	-
11	18	12:50 am	NNE	3.9	9.7	9.2	10	8.0	WSW	30.17	-0.03	52.0	53.4	-	-	-	-
11	17	11:50 pm	N	3.9	5.8	9.8	11	8.2	W	30.18	-0.02	52.2	53.1	-	-	-	-
11	17	10:50 pm	N	3.9	5.8	9.5	11	8.1	W	30.19	-0.03	52.5	53.1	-	-	-	-
11	17	9:50 pm	NNW	3.9	3.9	9.2	11	8.0	W	30.20	-0.02	52.9	53.2	-	-	-	-
11	17	8:50 pm	NNW	3.9	3.9	8.9	11	7.7	W	30.20	+0.00	53.1	53.2	-	-	-	-
11	17	7:50 pm	WNW	3.9	5.8	9.5	11	8.1	W	30.22	+0.02	53.4	53.2	-	-	-	-
11	17	6:50 pm	NW	3.9	5.8	8.9	11	7.6	WSW	30.22	+0.04	53.8	53.8	-	-	-	-
11	17	5:50 pm	NW	5.8	7.8	8.5	11	7.6	W	30.20	+0.04	54.0	54.0	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46041 as of
(6:00 pm PST on 11/18/2019)
0200 GMT on 11/19/2019:
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):	7.9 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	7.2 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	12.1 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	W
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.3 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4.5 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SE
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	7.2 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
11	18	5:00 pm	6.9	6.2	11.4	WSW	3.3	4.2	ESE	SWELL	6.7
11	18	4:00 pm	7.2	6.2	12.1	W	3.6	4.3	ESE	SWELL	6.6
11	18	3:00 pm	7.5	6.9	11.4	WSW	3.0	4.2	ESE	SWELL	7.0
11	18	2:00 pm	8.5	7.9	11.4	WSW	3.3	3.6	ESE	SWELL	7.4
11	18	1:00 pm	7.9	7.2	11.4	WSW	3.0	6.2	WSW	SWELL	7.3
11	18	12:00 pm	8.2	7.9	12.1	WSW	2.3	3.1	ESE	SWELL	8.1
11	18	11:00 am	7.9	7.5	12.9	W	2.6	6.2	W	SWELL	8.5
11	18	10:00 am	8.9	8.9	11.4	W	1.3	2.6	ENE	SWELL	8.7
11	18	9:00 am	8.2	7.9	12.1	W	2.0	5.0	W	SWELL	8.4
11	18	8:00 am	7.9	7.9	13.8	W	1.3	4.0	WSW	SWELL	8.5
11	18	7:00 am	8.5	8.2	12.1	W	1.3	3.4	WSW	SWELL	8.7
11	18	6:00 am	9.2	9.2	12.1	W	1.6	3.8	SW	SWELL	8.7
11	18	5:00 am	8.9	8.9	11.4	W	1.6	4.2	W	SWELL	8.1
11	18	4:00 am	9.2	8.9	10.8	W	2.0	4.8	WSW	AVERAGE	8.3
11	18	3:00 am	10.2	10.2	10.0	W	1.3	3.8	SSE	AVERAGE	8.6
11	18	2:00 am	10.2	10.2	10.0	W	1.3	3.6	SW	AVERAGE	8.4
11	18	1:00 am	9.2	9.2	10.0	WSW	1.3	3.4	WSW	AVERAGE	8.0
11	18	12:00 am	9.8	9.5	11.4	W	1.6	3.7	WSW	SWELL	8.2
11	17	11:00 pm	9.5	9.2	10.8	W	1.6	4.0	SW	AVERAGE	8.1
11	17	10:00 pm	9.2	9.2	10.8	W	1.6	4.0	SW	AVERAGE	8.0
11	17	9:00 pm	8.9	8.9	11.4	W	1.6	3.6	S	SWELL	7.7
11	17	8:00 pm	9.5	9.2	11.4	W	1.6	3.7	SSW	SWELL	8.1
11	17	7:00 pm	8.9	8.9	11.4	WSW	1.6	2.9	SSW	SWELL	7.6
11	17	6:00 pm	8.5	8.5	11.4	W	1.6	4.0	SSW	SWELL	7.6

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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