Station 46076 (LLNR 25982) - CAPE CLEARE - 17 NM South of Montague Is, AK

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter foam buoy
AMPS payload
59.502 N 147.990 W (59°30'9" N 147°59'24" 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: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 195.1 m
Watch circle radius: 315 yards

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Conditions at 46076 as of
(10:50 pm AKDT on 10/17/2018)
0650 GMT on 10/18/2018:
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):	SSW ( 200 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	13.6 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	17.5 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	7.2 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	11 sec
	Average Period (APD):	6.9 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WSW ( 239 deg true )
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	13.6 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	15.5 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (AKDT)	WDIR	WSPD
10:50 pm	SSW ( 203 deg )	13.2 kts
10:40 pm	SSW ( 197 deg )	12.2 kts
10:30 pm	SSW ( 202 deg )	13.0 kts
10:20 pm	SSW ( 201 deg )	13.8 kts
10:10 pm	SSW ( 200 deg )	12.2 kts
10:00 pm	SSW ( 194 deg )	11.5 kts

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (AKDT)		WSPD		WDIR
10:19 pm		15.5 kts		SSW ( 200 deg true )

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (AKDT)	GDR	GST
10:44 pm	SSW ( 210 deg )	17.5 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
10	17	9:50 pm	SSW	11.7	13.6	6.6	11	6.8	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	8:50 pm	S	13.6	15.5	6.9	9	6.7	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	7:50 pm	S	13.6	17.5	8.2	10	7.1	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	6:50 pm	S	11.7	13.6	7.9	10	7.0	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	5:50 pm	SSW	15.5	19.4	8.2	10	7.1	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	4:50 pm	SSW	13.6	15.5	9.2	10	7.7	WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	3:50 pm	SSW	15.5	19.4	9.2	10	7.3	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	2:50 pm	SW	13.6	15.5	8.5	11	7.3	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	1:50 pm	SW	13.6	17.5	8.2	10	7.3	WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	12:50 pm	SSW	11.7	13.6	8.5	10	7.5	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	11:50 am	SSW	11.7	13.6	8.5	8	7.3	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	10:50 am	SSW	9.7	11.7	9.2	9	7.6	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	9:50 am	SW	9.7	13.6	9.2	11	7.6	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	8:50 am	SW	9.7	13.6	8.5	11	7.5	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	7:50 am	SW	11.7	13.6	9.2	10	7.6	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	6:50 am	SW	11.7	13.6	8.5	10	7.1	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	5:50 am	SW	9.7	13.6	9.2	10	7.5	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	4:50 am	SW	13.6	15.5	9.5	9	7.3	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	3:50 am	SSW	13.6	17.5	10.8	10	7.5	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	2:50 am	SSW	15.5	17.5	10.5	10	7.6	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	1:50 am	SSW	15.5	19.4	11.2	11	7.6	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	17	12:50 am	SSW	11.7	15.5	10.8	9	7.7	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	16	11:50 pm	SSW	13.6	17.5	11.5	10	7.8	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46076 as of
(11:00 pm AKDT on 10/17/2018)
0700 GMT on 10/18/2018:
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):	7.2 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	6.2 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.8 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	WSW
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.6 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	6.2 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SSW
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	6.9 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (AKDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
10	17	10:00 pm	6.6	5.9	10.8	SW	2.6	5.3	SSW	SWELL	6.8
10	17	9:00 pm	6.9	6.2	9.1	SW	3.3	5.3	SSW	AVERAGE	6.7
10	17	8:00 pm	8.2	7.2	10.0	SW	3.9	5.9	SSW	AVERAGE	7.1
10	17	7:00 pm	7.9	7.2	10.0	SW	3.0	4.3	SSW	AVERAGE	7.0
10	17	6:00 pm	8.2	6.9	10.0	SW	4.3	6.2	SSW	AVERAGE	7.1
10	17	5:00 pm	9.2	8.5	10.0	WSW	3.0	5.3	SSW	AVERAGE	7.7
10	17	4:00 pm	9.2	7.9	10.0	SW	4.9	6.2	SSW	AVERAGE	7.3
10	17	3:00 pm	8.5	7.9	10.8	SW	3.6	6.2	SW	AVERAGE	7.3
10	17	2:00 pm	8.2	7.2	10.0	WSW	3.6	5.6	SSW	AVERAGE	7.3
10	17	1:00 pm	8.5	8.2	10.0	SW	2.3	4.3	SSW	AVERAGE	7.5
10	17	12:00 pm	8.5	8.2	8.3	SSW	2.6	4.3	SSW	STEEP	7.3
10	17	11:00 am	9.2	8.9	9.1	SSW	2.3	4.8	SSW	AVERAGE	7.6
10	17	10:00 am	9.2	8.9	10.8	SW	2.3	4.3	SW	AVERAGE	7.6
10	17	9:00 am	8.5	8.2	10.8	SW	2.3	4.3	S	AVERAGE	7.5
10	17	8:00 am	9.2	8.5	10.0	SW	2.6	4.3	SW	AVERAGE	7.6
10	17	7:00 am	8.5	7.9	10.0	SSW	3.3	4.8	SSW	AVERAGE	7.1
10	17	6:00 am	9.2	8.9	10.0	SW	2.3	4.2	S	AVERAGE	7.5
10	17	5:00 am	9.5	8.9	9.1	SSW	3.3	5.9	SSW	AVERAGE	7.3
10	17	4:00 am	10.8	9.8	10.0	SW	4.3	5.3	S	AVERAGE	7.5
10	17	3:00 am	10.5	9.5	10.0	SSW	4.6	6.7	SSW	AVERAGE	7.6
10	17	2:00 am	11.2	9.2	10.8	SSW	5.9	4.5	S	AVERAGE	7.6
10	17	1:00 am	10.8	10.2	9.1	SSW	3.6	4.8	S	STEEP	7.7
10	17	12:00 am	11.5	10.5	10.0	SSW	4.6	5.3	SSW	AVERAGE	7.8

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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