Station 46060 (LLNR 25646) - WEST ORCA BAY - 8NM NW of Hinchinbrook Is., AK

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy w/ seal cage
ARES payload
60.586 N 146.787 W (60°35'10" N 146°47'12" 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: 415 m
Watch circle radius: 699 yards

As of 0500z, 01/25/23, the buoy at station 46060 has gone adrift. Data will be restored during our next service visit to this location. When a date is known, it will be posted in the Maintenance Schedule.

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- Spectral wave density data: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004b 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (alpha1) direction data: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (alpha2) direction data: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (r1) direction data: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (r2) direction data: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Ocean current data: 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
- Supplemental measurements data: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Ocean data: 2005 2006
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