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

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
Funding to support water measurements of the velocity profile, temperature, and salinity is provided by the Prince William Sound Science Center.
3-meter discus buoy
AMPS payload
60.584 N 146.805 W (60°35'1" N 146°48'19" 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: 440.1 m
Watch circle radius: 760 yards

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Conditions at 46060 as of
(7:50 pm AKST on 11/17/2018)
0450 GMT on 11/18/2018:
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):	ESE ( 110 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	19.4 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	23.3 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	2.6 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	9 sec
	Average Period (APD):	3.8 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	S ( 170 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.69 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.01 in ( Rising )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	45.1 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	46.6 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	36.7 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	21.4 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	21.4 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (AKST)	WDIR	WSPD
7:50 pm	ESE ( 107 deg )	19.4 kts
7:40 pm	ESE ( 109 deg )	19.2 kts
7:30 pm	ESE ( 110 deg )	20.2 kts
7:20 pm	ESE ( 112 deg )	20.2 kts
7:10 pm	ESE ( 110 deg )	20.2 kts
7:00 pm	ESE ( 108 deg )	20.2 kts

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (AKST)		WSPD		WDIR
6:59 pm		23.3 kts		ESE ( 110 deg true )

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (AKST)	GDR	GST
6:53 pm	ESE ( 110 deg )	25.3 kts

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (AKST)	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	17	6:50 pm	ESE	19.4	23.3	2.6	10	3.9	SSW	29.69	+0.02	45.1	46.6	-	-	-	-
11	17	5:50 pm	E	21.4	23.3	2.6	3	3.9	ESE	29.68	+0.02	45.0	46.4	-	-	-	-
11	17	4:50 pm	E	17.5	21.4	2.6	11	4.2	SSE	29.67	+0.01	45.1	46.2	-	-	-	-
11	17	3:50 pm	E	17.5	21.4	3.0	10	4.1	SSW	29.67	+0.02	44.4	46.2	-	-	-	-
11	17	2:50 pm	ESE	17.5	21.4	3.0	12	4.4	S	29.66	+0.02	44.6	46.4	-	-	-	-
11	17	1:50 pm	ESE	15.5	17.5	2.6	11	4.9	SSE	29.66	+0.04	45.1	46.2	-	-	-	-
11	17	12:50 pm	E	13.6	17.5	2.0	12	5.6	S	29.64	+0.03	45.1	46.0	-	-	-	-
11	17	11:50 am	NE	5.8	7.8	2.3	12	6.1	SSE	29.64	+0.04	43.5	46.0	-	-	-	-
11	17	10:50 am	NE	7.8	9.7	2.3	11	6.0	SSE	29.62	+0.02	42.6	45.9	-	-	-	-
11	17	9:50 am	NNE	5.8	7.8	2.6	12	6.4	S	29.61	+0.00	42.4	45.7	-	-	-	-
11	17	8:50 am	N	9.7	11.7	2.6	12	6.3	SSE	29.59	-0.02	42.3	45.5	-	-	-	-
11	17	7:50 am	N	7.8	9.7	2.6	13	5.7	S	29.60	-0.03	41.5	45.5	-	-	-	-
11	17	6:50 am	N	7.8	7.8	2.6	10	6.7	SSE	29.61	-0.06	41.4	45.5	-	-	-	-
11	17	5:50 am	NNW	7.8	9.7	2.6	11	6.7	S	29.62	-0.08	41.2	45.9	-	-	-	-
11	17	4:50 am	NNW	9.7	11.7	3.0	12	7.7	S	29.63	-0.10	41.4	45.9	-	-	-	-
11	17	3:50 am	NNW	7.8	9.7	3.0	13	7.8	S	29.66	-0.11	41.2	46.2	-	-	-	-
11	17	2:50 am	N	5.8	7.8	2.6	11	7.3	S	29.70	-0.11	41.2	46.0	-	-	-	-
11	17	1:50 am	NE	5.8	7.8	2.6	10	6.8	SSE	29.73	-0.11	41.2	46.0	-	-	-	-
11	17	12:50 am	NE	5.8	7.8	3.0	10	7.1	S	29.77	-0.10	41.0	45.9	-	-	-	-
11	16	11:50 pm	NNE	5.8	5.8	2.6	10	7.0	SSE	29.80	-0.11	41.2	45.9	-	-	-	-
11	16	10:50 pm	N	3.9	3.9	2.6	10	6.9	SSE	29.84	-0.10	41.0	46.0	-	-	-	-
11	16	9:50 pm	NNE	5.8	7.8	3.3	10	7.0	SSE	29.88	-0.10	41.4	46.2	-	-	-	-
11	16	8:50 pm	N	5.8	7.8	3.3	10	6.1	SSE	29.91	-0.11	41.4	46.2	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46060 as of
(9:00 pm AKST on 11/17/2018)
0600 GMT on 11/18/2018:
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):	3.0 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	1.6 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	SSE
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	2.3 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4.2 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	ESE
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	AVERAGE
	Average Wave Period (APD):	4.1 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (AKST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
11	17	8:00 pm	2.6	1.6	9.1	S	2.3	3.6	ESE	AVERAGE	3.8
11	17	7:00 pm	2.6	1.6	10.0	SSW	2.3	4.0	ESE	AVERAGE	3.9
11	17	6:00 pm	2.6	1.6	10.8	SSE	2.0	3.3	ESE	N/A	3.9
11	17	5:00 pm	2.6	2.0	10.8	SSE	2.0	3.3	ESE	N/A	4.2
11	17	4:00 pm	3.0	2.0	10.0	SSW	2.3	3.7	E	AVERAGE	4.1
11	17	3:00 pm	3.0	2.3	12.1	S	2.0	3.1	ESE	SWELL	4.4
11	17	2:00 pm	2.6	2.3	11.4	SSE	1.3	2.6	ESE	SWELL	4.9
11	17	1:00 pm	2.0	1.6	12.1	S	1.0	4.2	NNW	N/A	5.6
11	17	12:00 pm	2.3	2.3	12.1	SSE	1.0	3.8	NNW	N/A	6.1
11	17	11:00 am	2.3	2.3	10.8	SSE	0.7	4.0	NW	N/A	6.0
11	17	10:00 am	2.6	2.6	12.1	S	0.7	3.7	NNW	SWELL	6.4
11	17	9:00 am	2.6	2.3	12.1	SSE	1.0	4.3	NW	N/A	6.3
11	17	8:00 am	2.6	2.3	12.9	S	1.0	3.8	NNW	N/A	5.7
11	17	7:00 am	2.6	2.6	10.0	SSE	0.7	3.8	NNW	N/A	6.7
11	17	6:00 am	2.6	2.3	10.8	S	0.7	3.7	NW	N/A	6.7
11	17	5:00 am	3.0	2.6	12.1	S	1.0	4.5	NW	SWELL	7.7
11	17	4:00 am	3.0	3.0	12.9	S	0.7	3.7	NNW	SWELL	7.8
11	17	3:00 am	2.6	2.6	10.8	S	0.7	3.6	NW	SWELL	7.3
11	17	2:00 am	2.6	2.6	10.0	SSE	0.7	3.8	NW	SWELL	6.8
11	17	1:00 am	3.0	2.6	10.0	S	0.7	4.0	NNW	SWELL	7.1
11	17	12:00 am	2.6	2.6	10.0	SSE	0.7	3.7	NW	SWELL	7.0
11	16	11:00 pm	2.6	2.6	10.0	SSE	0.7	3.7	NNW	SWELL	6.9
11	16	10:00 pm	3.3	3.0	10.0	SSE	1.0	3.7	NW	SWELL	7.0
11	16	9:00 pm	3.3	3.0	10.0	SSE	1.0	2.7	NE	SWELL	6.1

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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