Station 46083 (LLNR 1082) - FAIRWEATHER GROUND - 105 NM West of Juneau, AK

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy w/ seal cage
ARES payload
58.270 N 138.019 W (58°16'12" N 138°1'8" 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: 128.9 m
Watch circle radius: 191 yards

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Conditions at 46083 as of
(8:50 pm AKST on 02/08/2023)
0550 GMT on 02/09/2023:
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.
	Wave Height (WVHT):	9.5 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	12 sec
	Average Period (APD):	6.1 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SSW ( 205 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.64 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.16 in ( Falling Rapidly )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	39.7 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	41.5 °F

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

02	08	7:50 pm	-	-	-	10.2	12	6.7	SSW	29.70	-0.14	39.0	41.4	-	-	-	-
02	08	6:50 pm	-	-	-	9.8	11	6.8	SSW	29.75	-0.12	38.8	41.0	-	-	-	-
02	08	5:50 pm	-	-	-	9.5	12	7.3	SSW	29.80	-0.10	38.5	41.0	-	-	-	-
02	08	4:50 pm	-	-	-	9.2	11	7.2	SW	29.84	-0.09	37.6	41.2	-	-	-	-
02	08	3:50 pm	-	-	-	10.5	11	8.4	SW	29.87	-0.08	38.3	41.2	-	-	-	-
02	08	2:50 pm	-	-	-	9.8	11	8.6	SW	29.90	-0.06	38.7	41.4	-	-	-	-
02	08	1:50 pm	-	-	-	10.8	11	8.9	SW	29.93	-0.03	38.8	41.4	-	-	-	-
02	08	12:50 pm	-	-	-	11.2	11	8.8	S	29.95	+0.00	39.4	41.4	-	-	-	-
02	08	11:50 am	-	-	-	10.8	12	8.7	SSW	29.96	+0.03	38.1	41.9	-	-	-	-
02	08	10:50 am	-	-	-	10.5	11	8.4	SW	29.96	+0.06	37.8	42.3	-	-	-	-
02	08	9:50 am	-	-	-	9.5	11	8.1	SW	29.94	+0.05	38.1	42.1	-	-	-	-
02	08	8:50 am	-	-	-	11.5	11	8.7	SW	29.93	+0.05	38.7	41.4	-	-	-	-
02	08	7:50 am	-	-	-	8.9	11	8.2	WSW	29.90	+0.05	39.2	41.4	-	-	-	-
02	08	6:50 am	-	-	-	8.9	11	7.9	WSW	29.89	+0.07	39.0	41.5	-	-	-	-
02	08	5:50 am	-	-	-	8.5	13	7.7	SW	29.88	+0.07	39.0	41.5	-	-	-	-
02	08	4:50 am	-	-	-	8.5	11	7.8	SW	29.85	+0.06	38.7	41.5	-	-	-	-
02	08	3:50 am	-	-	-	8.5	13	7.7	SW	29.82	+0.04	38.8	41.5	-	-	-	-
02	08	2:50 am	-	-	-	8.9	12	7.7	SW	29.80	+0.04	39.6	41.5	-	-	-	-
02	08	1:50 am	-	-	-	7.9	12	7.8	SW	29.79	+0.04	39.7	41.4	-	-	-	-
02	08	12:50 am	-	-	-	9.2	11	8.2	SW	29.78	+0.04	39.7	41.5	-	-	-	-
02	07	11:50 pm	-	-	-	8.9	12	8.3	SW	29.77	+0.04	38.1	41.5	-	-	-	-
02	07	10:50 pm	-	-	-	9.8	11	8.5	SW	29.75	+0.04	37.9	41.5	-	-	-	-
02	07	9:50 pm	-	-	-	10.5	12	8.5	WSW	29.74	+0.04	36.7	41.5	-	-	-	-
02	07	8:50 pm	-	-	-	9.5	12	8.3	WSW	29.72	+0.04	39.6	41.5	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46083 as of
(9:00 pm AKST on 02/08/2023)
0600 GMT on 02/09/2023:
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):	9.5 ft
	Average Wave Period (APD):	6.1 sec

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (AKST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec

02	08	8:00 pm	10.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	6.7
02	08	7:00 pm	9.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	6.8
02	08	6:00 pm	9.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	7.3
02	08	5:00 pm	9.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	7.2
02	08	4:00 pm	10.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	AVERAGE	8.4
02	08	3:00 pm	9.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	8.6
02	08	2:00 pm	10.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	AVERAGE	8.9
02	08	1:00 pm	11.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	AVERAGE	8.8
02	08	12:00 pm	10.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	8.7
02	08	11:00 am	10.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	AVERAGE	8.4
02	08	10:00 am	9.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	8.1
02	08	9:00 am	11.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	AVERAGE	8.7
02	08	8:00 am	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	AVERAGE	8.2
02	08	7:00 am	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	7.9
02	08	6:00 am	8.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	7.7
02	08	5:00 am	8.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	7.8
02	08	4:00 am	8.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	7.7
02	08	3:00 am	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	7.7
02	08	2:00 am	7.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	7.8
02	08	1:00 am	9.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	8.2
02	08	12:00 am	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	8.3
02	07	11:00 pm	9.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	8.5
02	07	10:00 pm	10.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	8.5
02	07	9:00 pm	9.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	8.3

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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