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 60.587 N 146.819 W (60°35'12" N 146°49'8" 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: 445 m Watch circle radius: 640 yards The buoy from station 46060 has been recovered and is on the way to port. Station remains inoperative. Latest NWS Marine Forecast Important Notice to Mariners Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Select Basemap Oceans Satellite Streets Topographic Large icon indicates selected station. Stations with recent data Stations with no data in last 8 hours      (24 hours for tsunami stations) Disclaimer

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• Data for last 5 days: No data available.

• Data for last 45 days: No data available.

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  • Supplemental Measurements data: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
• Historical data (data descriptions)
  • Standard meteorological data: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  • Continuous winds data: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  • 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
  • Spectral wave (alpha1) direction data: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  • Spectral wave (alpha2) direction data: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  • Spectral wave (r1) direction data: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  • Spectral wave (r2) direction data: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  • Ocean current data: 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
  • Supplemental measurements data: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  • Ocean data: 2005 2006
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• Climatic summary table (TXT) and plots of (description of tables and plots)
  
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  • significant wave height
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  • dominant wave period

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