Station 46073 (LLNR 1199) - SOUTHEAST BERING SEA -205NM WNW of Dutch Harbor, AK

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter foam buoy
ARES payload
55.031 N 172.001 W (55°1'53" N 172°0'2" 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: 3051.5 m
Watch circle radius: 3410 yards

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Conditions at 46073 as of
(9:50 pm HAST on 12/13/2018)
0750 GMT on 12/14/2018:
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):	NE ( 50 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	17.5 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	23.3 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	8.2 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	11 sec
	Average Period (APD):	7.2 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WNW ( 283 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.13 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.01 in ( Falling )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	31.8 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	41.0 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	15.3 °F
	Ice Accretion (ICE):	0.00 in per hour
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	19.8 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	17.5 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	19.4 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (HAST)	WDIR	WSPD
9:50 pm	NE ( 49 deg )	16.5 kts
9:40 pm	NE ( 39 deg )	16.9 kts
9:30 pm	NE ( 37 deg )	17.9 kts
9:20 pm	NE ( 35 deg )	14.6 kts
9:10 pm	NE ( 45 deg )	12.8 kts
9:00 pm	NE ( 37 deg )	13.8 kts

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (HAST)		WSPD		WDIR
9:46 pm		19.4 kts		SW ( 230 deg true )

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (HAST)	GDR	GST





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Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (HAST)	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
12	13	8:50 pm	NE	13.6	17.5	8.5	9	7.1	NW	29.13	-0.03	31.5	41.0	14.4	-	-	-
12	13	7:50 pm	NNE	15.5	19.4	8.5	10	7.2	WNW	29.13	-0.05	31.8	41.2	18.0	-	-	-
12	13	6:50 pm	NNE	15.5	17.5	9.2	10	7.6	NW	29.14	-0.06	31.3	41.2	16.7	-	-	-
12	13	5:50 pm	NNE	15.5	19.4	8.9	12	7.4	W	29.16	-0.06	30.9	41.2	19.8	-	-	-
12	13	4:50 pm	NE	13.6	15.5	9.2	14	7.7	WSW	29.18	-0.08	31.5	41.2	16.7	-	-	-
12	13	3:50 pm	NE	9.7	13.6	10.2	13	8.1	WSW	29.20	-0.09	31.1	41.2	14.9	-	-	-
12	13	2:50 pm	NNE	11.7	15.5	10.2	11	8.1	W	29.23	-0.09	30.6	41.2	12.9	-	-	-
12	13	1:50 pm	N	7.8	13.6	10.2	13	8.1	WSW	29.26	-0.08	30.2	41.2	12.9	-	-	-
12	13	12:50 pm	NNW	7.8	11.7	10.8	13	8.2	WSW	29.29	-0.07	30.4	41.4	13.8	-	-	-
12	13	11:50 am	N	1.9	5.8	11.5	11	8.3	WNW	29.32	-0.06	29.7	41.4	22.1	-	-	-
12	13	10:50 am	E	1.9	3.9	12.1	15	8.4	WSW	29.34	-0.06	27.5	41.4	24.4	-	-	-
12	13	9:50 am	NNW	9.7	17.5	13.5	13	8.6	WSW	29.36	-0.06	29.3	41.5	22.3	-	-	-
12	13	8:50 am	NW	9.7	13.6	12.1	10	8.2	NW	29.38	-0.06	28.9	41.5	21.7	-	-	-
12	13	7:50 am	WNW	9.7	11.7	11.8	12	7.6	W	29.41	-0.07	28.9	41.4	22.3	-	-	-
12	13	6:50 am	NW	13.6	17.5	12.1	13	7.8	WSW	29.42	-0.08	28.8	41.4	24.6	-	-	-
12	13	5:50 am	W	13.6	17.5	12.5	9	7.6	NW	29.44	-0.05	29.3	41.2	23.9	-	-	-
12	13	4:50 am	W	17.5	21.4	13.5	11	7.8	WNW	29.48	-0.03	28.8	41.2	23.2	-	-	-
12	13	3:50 am	W	17.5	21.4	14.4	9	7.6	NW	29.50	-0.01	27.7	41.2	25.3	-	-	-
12	13	2:50 am	W	23.3	27.2	14.8	9	7.8	WNW	29.49	-0.02	30.9	41.0	19.6	-	-	-
12	13	1:50 am	W	19.4	25.3	13.8	12	7.6	WSW	29.51	+0.00	30.4	41.2	20.1	-	-	-
12	13	12:50 am	WNW	21.4	29.1	14.4	12	7.8	WSW	29.51	+0.01	30.7	41.2	21.0	-	-	-
12	12	11:50 pm	W	25.3	29.1	12.5	9	7.2	NW	29.51	+0.01	28.8	41.2	23.9	-	-	-
12	12	10:50 pm	WNW	25.3	31.1	12.5	8	7.1	NW	29.50	+0.01	30.7	41.4	19.9	-	-	-
12	12	9:50 pm	WNW	25.3	31.1	11.5	8	6.8	NW	29.50	+0.02	30.9	41.5	18.1	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46073 as of
(10:00 pm HAST on 12/13/2018)
0800 GMT on 12/14/2018:
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):	8.2 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	6.6 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	11.4 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	WNW
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	4.9 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	7.7 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	NW
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	7.2 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (HAST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
12	13	9:00 pm	8.5	7.2	9.1	NW	3.9	4.2	N	AVERAGE	7.1
12	13	8:00 pm	8.5	7.2	10.0	WNW	4.6	5.9	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
12	13	7:00 pm	9.2	8.2	10.0	NW	3.9	6.2	NW	AVERAGE	7.6
12	13	6:00 pm	8.9	7.9	12.1	W	4.3	6.2	NW	SWELL	7.4
12	13	5:00 pm	9.2	8.5	13.8	WSW	3.3	5.0	NW	SWELL	7.7
12	13	4:00 pm	10.2	9.8	12.9	WSW	2.3	4.3	WNW	SWELL	8.1
12	13	3:00 pm	10.2	9.8	10.8	W	3.0	5.0	WNW	AVERAGE	8.1
12	13	2:00 pm	10.2	9.8	12.9	WSW	1.6	3.6	NW	SWELL	8.1
12	13	1:00 pm	10.8	10.8	12.9	WSW	1.6	3.4	NW	SWELL	8.2
12	13	12:00 pm	11.5	11.2	10.8	WNW	1.6	3.4	W	AVERAGE	8.3
12	13	11:00 am	12.1	12.1	14.8	WSW	2.0	4.0	NW	SWELL	8.4
12	13	10:00 am	13.5	13.1	12.9	WSW	2.0	4.3	NW	SWELL	8.6
12	13	9:00 am	12.1	11.8	10.0	NW	2.6	4.5	W	AVERAGE	8.2
12	13	8:00 am	11.8	11.5	12.1	W	2.3	3.6	WNW	SWELL	7.6
12	13	7:00 am	12.1	11.2	12.9	WSW	4.6	3.6	WNW	SWELL	7.8
12	13	6:00 am	12.5	10.8	9.1	NW	5.6	6.2	WNW	STEEP	7.6
12	13	5:00 am	13.5	10.2	10.8	WNW	8.5	5.3	NW	AVERAGE	7.8
12	13	4:00 am	14.4	11.5	9.1	NW	8.5	5.6	WNW	STEEP	7.6
12	13	3:00 am	14.8	0.0	-	-	14.8	9.1	WNW	STEEP	7.8
12	13	2:00 am	13.8	9.2	12.1	WSW	10.2	9.1	W	AVERAGE	7.6
12	13	1:00 am	14.4	8.2	12.1	WSW	12.1	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.8
12	13	12:00 am	12.5	7.2	12.1	W	10.2	9.1	NW	STEEP	7.2
12	12	11:00 pm	12.5	6.2	12.9	SW	10.8	8.3	NW	STEEP	7.1
12	12	10:00 pm	11.5	4.6	12.9	WSW	10.5	7.7	NW	VERY_STEEP	6.8

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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