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

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Conditions at 46060 as of
(4:50 pm AKDT on 09/24/2022)
0050 GMT on 09/25/2022:
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):	E ( 80 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	15.5 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	19.4 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	2.3 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	10 sec
	Average Period (APD):	3.3 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	S ( 182 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.69 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.00 in ( Steady )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	47.3 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	53.2 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	40.5 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	17.5 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	17.5 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (AKDT)	WDIR	WSPD
4:50 pm	E ( 83 deg )	16.1 kts
4:40 pm	E ( 86 deg )	16.5 kts
4:30 pm	E ( 86 deg )	16.5 kts
4:20 pm	E ( 79 deg )	17.3 kts
4:10 pm	E ( 85 deg )	17.7 kts
4:00 pm	E ( 88 deg )	17.9 kts

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (AKDT)	GDR	GST
3:57 pm	E ( 90 deg )	21.4 kts

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (AKDT)	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

09	24	3:50 pm	E	19.4	21.4	3.0	4	3.6	E	29.69	-0.01	48.7	53.4	-	-	-	-
09	24	2:50 pm	E	21.4	23.3	2.6	4	3.6	E	29.70	+0.00	48.6	53.4	-	-	-	-
09	24	1:50 pm	E	17.5	21.4	2.3	4	3.4	ESE	29.69	+0.01	47.8	53.2	-	-	-	-
09	24	12:50 pm	E	17.5	19.4	2.3	3	3.4	E	29.70	+0.04	48.0	53.1	-	-	-	-
09	24	11:50 am	E	17.5	19.4	2.3	4	3.5	E	29.70	+0.05	48.0	53.2	-	-	-	-
09	24	10:50 am	ESE	19.4	23.3	2.3	4	3.6	E	29.67	+0.04	48.9	53.1	-	-	-	-
09	24	9:50 am	ESE	19.4	23.3	2.0	10	3.6	SSE	29.67	+0.04	48.6	53.1	-	-	-	-
09	24	8:50 am	ESE	17.5	21.4	2.3	3	3.6	E	29.65	+0.03	49.1	52.7	-	-	-	-
09	24	7:50 am	E	17.5	19.4	2.3	10	4.1	S	29.64	+0.04	49.3	52.5	-	-	-	-
09	24	6:50 am	ESE	17.5	21.4	2.0	11	4.4	S	29.62	+0.05	50.2	52.7	-	-	-	-
09	24	5:50 am	ESE	9.7	9.7	1.6	11	3.8	SSE	29.62	+0.07	51.3	52.7	-	-	-	-
09	24	4:50 am	S	9.7	13.6	1.6	4	3.4	SW	29.59	+0.08	52.2	53.1	-	-	-	-
09	24	3:50 am	S	13.6	15.5	2.0	11	3.6	SE	29.57	+0.08	52.2	53.2	-	-	-	-
09	24	2:50 am	S	15.5	17.5	2.3	10	3.3	SSE	29.54	+0.07	52.2	53.4	-	-	-	-
09	24	1:50 am	S	19.4	23.3	2.3	9	3.6	S	29.51	+0.06	52.5	53.4	-	-	-	-
09	24	12:50 am	S	13.6	17.5	2.3	10	4.4	S	29.49	+0.06	52.5	53.4	-	-	-	-
09	23	11:50 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	2.3	4	3.8	E	29.47	+0.06	51.4	53.4	-	-	-	-
09	23	10:50 pm	ESE	15.5	19.4	2.3	10	3.8	S	29.45	+0.07	50.5	53.6	-	-	-	-
09	23	9:50 pm	ESE	15.5	19.4	2.0	10	3.9	S	29.44	+0.08	50.9	53.4	-	-	-	-
09	23	8:50 pm	ESE	15.5	17.5	1.6	9	4.6	S	29.41	+0.08	51.3	53.6	-	-	-	-
09	23	7:50 pm	ESE	11.7	15.5	1.6	9	7.2	S	29.38	+0.07	51.8	53.4	-	-	-	-
09	23	6:50 pm	SE	7.8	7.8	1.3	9	6.9	S	29.36	+0.07	51.4	53.2	-	-	-	-
09	23	5:50 pm	SSE	5.8	7.8	1.3	10	4.8	SSW	29.33	+0.07	52.0	53.2	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46060 as of
(6:00 pm AKDT on 09/24/2022)
0200 GMT on 09/25/2022:
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):	2.0 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	1.0 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.8 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	S
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.6 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	3.1 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	E
	Average Wave Period (APD):	3.2 sec

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (AKDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec

09	24	5:00 pm	2.3	1.0	10.0	S	2.0	3.2	E	N/A	3.3
09	24	4:00 pm	3.0	1.3	10.0	S	2.6	3.6	E	VERY_STEEP	3.6
09	24	3:00 pm	2.6	1.3	10.0	SSE	2.3	3.7	E	VERY_STEEP	3.6
09	24	2:00 pm	2.3	0.7	10.0	SSW	2.3	3.6	ESE	N/A	3.4
09	24	1:00 pm	2.3	1.0	10.0	SSE	2.3	3.4	E	N/A	3.4
09	24	12:00 pm	2.3	1.3	9.1	S	2.0	3.6	E	N/A	3.5
09	24	11:00 am	2.3	1.0	10.0	E	2.0	3.6	E	N/A	3.6
09	24	10:00 am	2.0	1.3	10.0	SSE	1.6	3.2	E	N/A	3.6
09	24	9:00 am	2.3	1.0	10.0	S	2.0	3.4	E	N/A	3.6
09	24	8:00 am	2.3	1.6	10.0	S	1.6	3.3	E	N/A	4.1
09	24	7:00 am	2.0	1.6	10.8	S	1.3	3.1	SW	N/A	4.4
09	24	6:00 am	1.6	1.0	10.8	SSE	1.3	3.3	SW	N/A	3.8
09	24	5:00 am	1.6	0.7	10.8	S	1.6	3.8	SW	N/A	3.4
09	24	4:00 am	2.0	1.0	10.8	SE	1.6	3.8	SW	N/A	3.6
09	24	3:00 am	2.3	1.3	10.0	SSE	2.0	2.9	S	N/A	3.3
09	24	2:00 am	2.3	1.3	9.1	S	1.6	3.6	E	N/A	3.6
09	24	1:00 am	2.3	1.6	10.0	S	1.6	3.6	E	N/A	4.4
09	24	12:00 am	2.3	1.3	9.1	S	2.0	3.7	E	N/A	3.8
09	23	11:00 pm	2.3	1.3	10.0	S	2.0	3.6	E	N/A	3.8
09	23	10:00 pm	2.0	1.3	10.0	S	1.3	2.9	ESE	N/A	3.9
09	23	9:00 pm	1.6	1.6	9.1	S	0.7	2.4	ESE	N/A	4.6
09	23	8:00 pm	1.6	1.6	9.1	S	0.3	3.8	NW	N/A	7.2
09	23	7:00 pm	1.3	1.3	9.1	S	0.3	2.5	W	N/A	6.9
09	23	6:00 pm	1.3	1.3	10.0	SSW	0.7	2.7	WSW	N/A	4.8

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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