Station 46078 (LLNR 1187) - ALBATROSS BANK - 104NM South of Kodiak Is., AK

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center 3-meter discus buoy w/ seal cage AMPS payload 55.556 N 152.582 W (55°33'22" N 152°34'55" 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: 5380 m Watch circle radius: 5357 yards Latest NWS Marine Forecast Important Notice to Mariners Search And Rescue (SAR) Data 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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Conditions at 46078 as of
(3:50 am AKST)
1250 GMT on 03/03/2021:

Note: This report is more than two hours old

Unit of Measure: English Metric    Time Zone: Station Local Time Greenwich Mean Time [GMT] British Summer Time [GMT+1] Eastern Greenland [GMT-1] Azores [GMT-2] Western Greenland [GMT-3] Atlantic Standard [GMT-4] US/Eastern Standard US/Central Standard US/Mountain Standard US/Pacific Standard Alaska Standard [GMT-9] Hawaii-Aleutian Standard [GMT-10] Samoa Standard [GMT-11] International Date Line West [GMT-12] Western European [GMT+0] Central European [GMT+1] Eastern European [GMT+2] Moscow [GMT+3] GMT+4 Pakistan Standard [GMT+5] GMT+6 Indochina Time [GMT+7] China Coast [GMT+8] Japan Standard [GMT+9] Guam Standard [GMT+10] GMT+11 International Date Line East [GMT+12]    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):	NNE ( 20 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	13.6 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	17.5 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	14.8 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	16 sec
	Average Period (APD):	9.4 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	W ( 261 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.29 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.06 in ( Rising )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	35.2 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	39.4 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	25.5 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	15.5 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	15.5 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds Note: This report is more than two hours old TIME (AKST) WDIR WSPD 3:50 am NNE ( 20 deg ) 14.6 kts 3:40 am NNE ( 18 deg ) 15.5 kts 3:30 am N ( 4 deg ) 15.9 kts 3:20 am N ( 6 deg ) 17.1 kts 3:10 am N ( 5 deg ) 15.3 kts 3:00 am N ( 11 deg ) 17.3 kts		Supplemental Measurements Note: This report is more than two hours old Highest 1-minute Wind Speed Time (AKST) WSPD WDIR 3:13 am 19.4 kts N ( 360 deg true )
Peak gust during the measurement hour Note: This report is more than two hours old TIME (AKST) GDR GST 3:13 am N ( 360 deg ) 21.4 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
03	03	2:50 am	N	17.5	21.4	13.5	14	9.5	WSW	29.26	+0.05	36.0	39.4	-	-	-	-
03	03	1:50 am	NNW	11.7	17.5	13.1	13	9.1	W	29.25	+0.05	34.3	39.4	-	-	-	-
03	03	12:50 am	N	17.5	21.4	12.1	14	8.8	WSW	29.23	+0.06	33.6	39.4	-	-	-	-
03	02	11:50 pm	N	17.5	21.4	12.8	15	9.6	WSW	29.21	+0.04	35.2	39.2	-	-	-	-
03	02	10:50 pm	N	13.6	17.5	12.8	14	10.1	WSW	29.19	+0.04	36.3	39.2	-	-	-	-
03	02	9:50 pm	N	19.4	25.3	12.1	15	9.7	WSW	29.17	+0.04	34.5	39.4	-	-	-	-
03	02	8:50 pm	NE	5.8	11.7	14.4	15	10.3	WSW	29.17	+0.06	35.8	39.2	-	-	-	-
03	02	7:50 pm	-	0.0	1.9	14.1	14	10.3	WSW	29.15	+0.05	34.2	39.4	-	-	-	-
03	02	6:50 pm	N	5.8	9.7	14.1	14	10.3	WSW	29.13	+0.03	34.5	39.6	-	-	-	-
03	02	5:50 pm	NNW	3.9	5.8	12.8	12	9.9	WSW	29.11	+0.01	36.7	39.6	-	-	-	-
03	02	4:50 pm	-	0.0	5.8	16.1	15	11.0	WSW	29.10	+0.00	37.2	39.4	-	-	-	-
03	02	3:50 pm	-	0.0	3.9	15.1	13	10.6	WSW	29.10	-0.01	34.9	40.3	-	-	-	-
03	02	2:50 pm	N	1.9	5.8	15.1	16	10.1	W	29.10	-0.02	34.0	40.6	-	-	-	-
03	02	1:50 pm	W	5.8	9.7	18.0	14	10.2	WSW	29.10	-0.03	34.0	40.6	-	-	-	-
03	02	12:50 pm	W	1.9	5.8	19.4	15	10.6	WSW	29.11	-0.03	36.5	40.6	-	-	-	-
03	02	11:50 am	WSW	3.9	9.7	18.0	14	9.9	WSW	29.12	-0.02	37.6	40.6	-	-	-	-
03	02	10:50 am	WSW	5.8	11.7	20.0	15	10.4	WSW	29.13	-0.03	37.2	40.5	-	-	-	-
03	02	9:50 am	W	11.7	19.4	16.7	14	9.6	WSW	29.14	-0.03	34.9	40.3	-	-	-	-
03	02	8:50 am	W	11.7	17.5	19.4	14	10.0	WSW	29.14	-0.05	37.6	40.3	-	-	-	-
03	02	7:50 am	W	13.6	19.4	19.0	15	10.2	WSW	29.15	-0.05	36.9	40.3	-	-	-	-
03	02	6:50 am	SW	15.5	21.4	18.4	15	9.8	WSW	29.17	-0.06	34.0	40.3	-	-	-	-
03	02	5:50 am	WNW	19.4	25.3	16.7	15	9.5	WSW	29.19	-0.06	34.9	40.5	-	-	-	-

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Detailed Wave Summary
for 46078 as of (4:00 am AKST)
1300 GMT on 03/03/2021:


Note: This report is more than two hours old

These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: English Metric    Time Zone: Station Local Time Greenwich Mean Time [GMT] British Summer Time [GMT+1] Eastern Greenland [GMT-1] Azores [GMT-2] Western Greenland [GMT-3] Atlantic Standard [GMT-4] US/Eastern Standard US/Central Standard US/Mountain Standard US/Pacific Standard Alaska Standard [GMT-9] Hawaii-Aleutian Standard [GMT-10] Samoa Standard [GMT-11] International Date Line West [GMT-12] Western European [GMT+0] Central European [GMT+1] Eastern European [GMT+2] Moscow [GMT+3] GMT+4 Pakistan Standard [GMT+5] GMT+6 Indochina Time [GMT+7] China Coast [GMT+8] Japan Standard [GMT+9] Guam Standard [GMT+10] GMT+11 International Date Line East [GMT+12]    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):	14.8 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	14.1 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	16.0 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	W
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	4.6 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	6.7 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	WSW
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	9.4 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (AKST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
03	03	3:00 am	13.5	12.8	13.8	WSW	4.6	7.1	WSW	SWELL	9.5
03	03	2:00 am	13.1	12.5	12.9	W	3.9	4.8	N	SWELL	9.1
03	03	1:00 am	12.1	11.5	13.8	WSW	3.9	4.3	N	SWELL	8.8
03	03	12:00 am	12.8	12.1	14.8	WSW	3.3	6.2	SW	SWELL	9.6
03	02	11:00 pm	12.8	12.5	13.8	WSW	3.0	5.3	WSW	SWELL	10.1
03	02	10:00 pm	12.1	11.8	14.8	WSW	3.0	4.8	WSW	SWELL	9.7
03	02	9:00 pm	14.4	14.4	14.8	WSW	1.3	3.8	W	SWELL	10.3
03	02	8:00 pm	14.1	13.8	13.8	WSW	1.3	3.8	SW	SWELL	10.3
03	02	7:00 pm	14.1	14.1	13.8	WSW	1.3	4.0	SW	SWELL	10.3
03	02	6:00 pm	12.8	12.5	12.1	WSW	1.3	3.7	WSW	AVERAGE	9.9
03	02	5:00 pm	16.1	16.1	14.8	WSW	1.3	3.8	SW	SWELL	11.0
03	02	4:00 pm	15.1	15.1	12.9	WSW	1.3	3.6	S	SWELL	10.6
03	02	3:00 pm	15.1	15.1	16.0	W	1.6	3.8	SSW	SWELL	10.1
03	02	2:00 pm	18.0	17.7	13.8	WSW	2.0	3.7	SSW	SWELL	10.2
03	02	1:00 pm	19.4	19.4	14.8	WSW	2.0	3.7	W	SWELL	10.6
03	02	12:00 pm	18.0	17.7	13.8	WSW	2.3	4.0	WSW	SWELL	9.9
03	02	11:00 am	20.0	19.7	14.8	WSW	2.3	4.0	WSW	SWELL	10.4
03	02	10:00 am	16.7	16.4	13.8	WSW	3.9	5.9	SW	SWELL	9.6
03	02	9:00 am	19.4	18.7	13.8	WSW	3.9	5.3	WSW	AVERAGE	10.0
03	02	8:00 am	19.0	18.4	14.8	WSW	4.9	3.7	SW	SWELL	10.2
03	02	7:00 am	18.4	17.7	14.8	WSW	5.6	5.9	WSW	SWELL	9.8
03	02	6:00 am	16.7	15.1	14.8	WSW	7.2	8.3	SW	SWELL	9.5

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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