Station 46083 (LLNR 1082) - Fairweather Ground 105 NM West of Juneau, AK

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
AMPS payload
58.300 N 137.997 W (58°18'1" N 137°59'48" 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: 136 m
Watch circle radius: 215 yards

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Conditions at 46083 as of
(2:50 am AKDT)
1050 GMT on 06/17/2019:
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):	ESE ( 120 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	15.5 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	17.5 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	5.9 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	7 sec
	Average Period (APD):	5.8 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SSE ( 154 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.71 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.03 in ( Falling )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	52.0 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	52.3 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	46.6 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	15.5 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	17.5 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (AKDT)	WDIR	WSPD
2:50 am	ESE ( 123 deg )	15.7 kts
2:40 am	ESE ( 123 deg )	16.9 kts
2:30 am	ESE ( 121 deg )	15.5 kts
2:20 am	ESE ( 121 deg )	15.0 kts
2:10 am	ESE ( 120 deg )	14.6 kts
2:00 am	SE ( 124 deg )	15.3 kts

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (AKDT)		WSPD		WDIR
2:37 am		17.5 kts		SE ( 130 deg true )

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (AKDT)	GDR	GST
2:34 am	ESE ( 120 deg )	19.4 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
06	17	1:50 am	SE	15.5	17.5	6.2	10	5.9	SW	29.72	-0.02	51.8	52.5	-	-	-	-
06	17	12:50 am	ESE	13.6	15.5	6.6	7	5.8	SSE	29.73	-0.03	51.8	52.5	-	-	-	-
06	16	11:50 pm	ESE	15.5	19.4	6.6	7	5.7	SSE	29.74	-0.04	52.2	52.5	-	-	-	-
06	16	10:50 pm	ESE	21.4	27.2	5.6	7	5.5	SSE	29.74	-0.06	53.1	52.5	-	-	-	-
06	16	9:50 pm	ESE	21.4	25.3	5.6	11	5.5	SW	29.76	-0.06	53.4	52.5	-	-	-	-
06	16	8:50 pm	ESE	17.5	19.4	5.2	7	5.4	SSE	29.78	-0.06	53.4	52.5	-	-	-	-
06	16	7:50 pm	ESE	15.5	19.4	4.9	11	5.5	SW	29.80	-0.07	52.7	52.5	-	-	-	-
06	16	6:50 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	5.6	7	5.6	SSE	29.82	-0.06	52.7	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	5:50 pm	ESE	13.6	17.5	5.6	6	5.6	S	29.84	-0.05	52.9	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	4:50 pm	ESE	13.6	15.5	5.9	7	5.4	S	29.87	-0.02	52.7	52.9	-	-	-	-
06	16	3:50 pm	ESE	15.5	19.4	5.9	8	5.4	SW	29.88	-0.02	53.2	52.9	-	-	-	-
06	16	2:50 pm	ESE	19.4	23.3	5.9	9	5.6	SW	29.89	-0.01	53.4	52.9	-	-	-	-
06	16	1:50 pm	ESE	15.5	19.4	4.9	8	5.3	SW	29.89	-0.01	53.1	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	12:50 pm	E	17.5	19.4	5.2	9	5.4	SW	29.90	-0.01	52.5	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	11:50 am	E	17.5	21.4	5.6	6	5.7	S	29.90	-0.02	52.3	52.5	-	-	-	-
06	16	10:50 am	E	15.5	19.4	4.9	8	5.6	SW	29.91	-0.02	52.3	52.5	-	-	-	-
06	16	9:50 am	E	13.6	15.5	4.9	7	6.1	S	29.91	-0.01	51.8	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	8:50 am	E	11.7	13.6	5.2	7	6.4	S	29.92	+0.00	52.2	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	7:50 am	ESE	13.6	15.5	4.6	7	6.5	S	29.93	+0.00	51.8	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	6:50 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	5.2	13	6.6	S	29.93	+0.01	52.3	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	5:50 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	4.9	7	6.1	S	29.93	+0.03	52.5	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	4:50 am	SE	7.8	9.7	5.2	12	6.3	SW	29.92	+0.04	52.2	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	3:50 am	S	9.7	11.7	5.9	12	6.3	SW	29.91	+0.05	52.2	52.7	-	-	-	-
06	16	2:50 am	S	13.6	15.5	6.2	8	6.2	SSW	29.90	+0.03	52.0	52.7	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46083 as of (3:00 am AKDT)
1100 GMT on 06/17/2019:
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):	5.9 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	3.3 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.8 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	SSW
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	4.9 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	7.1 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SSE
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	STEEP
	Average Wave Period (APD):	5.8 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (AKDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
06	17	2:00 am	6.2	3.9	10.0	SW	4.6	6.2	SSE	AVERAGE	5.9
06	17	1:00 am	6.6	5.2	6.7	SSE	4.3	4.8	SE	STEEP	5.8
06	17	12:00 am	6.6	3.3	10.0	SW	5.6	6.7	SSE	STEEP	5.7
06	16	11:00 pm	5.6	2.6	9.1	SW	4.9	6.7	SSE	STEEP	5.5
06	16	10:00 pm	5.6	3.6	10.8	SW	4.3	6.7	SSE	AVERAGE	5.5
06	16	9:00 pm	5.2	3.0	9.1	WSW	4.3	6.7	SSE	STEEP	5.4
06	16	8:00 pm	4.9	3.3	11.4	SW	3.9	6.2	SSE	AVERAGE	5.5
06	16	7:00 pm	5.6	3.9	6.7	SSE	3.6	5.9	S	STEEP	5.6
06	16	6:00 pm	5.6	3.3	11.4	W	4.3	5.9	S	VERY_STEEP	5.6
06	16	5:00 pm	5.9	3.6	9.1	SW	4.6	6.7	S	STEEP	5.4
06	16	4:00 pm	5.9	3.0	9.1	SSW	4.9	7.7	SW	STEEP	5.4
06	16	3:00 pm	5.9	4.3	9.1	SW	4.3	5.9	S	AVERAGE	5.6
06	16	2:00 pm	4.9	3.6	8.3	SW	3.6	6.2	S	AVERAGE	5.3
06	16	1:00 pm	5.2	3.9	9.1	SW	3.3	5.9	S	AVERAGE	5.4
06	16	12:00 pm	5.6	4.3	9.1	SW	3.3	6.2	S	VERY_STEEP	5.7
06	16	11:00 am	4.9	3.9	8.3	SW	2.6	5.3	S	AVERAGE	5.6
06	16	10:00 am	4.9	4.3	6.7	S	2.3	5.3	S	STEEP	6.1
06	16	9:00 am	5.2	4.9	6.7	S	2.3	4.0	SSE	STEEP	6.4
06	16	8:00 am	4.6	3.9	6.7	S	2.0	5.6	S	STEEP	6.5
06	16	7:00 am	5.2	4.9	12.9	S	1.6	4.2	SSE	SWELL	6.6
06	16	6:00 am	4.9	4.6	6.7	S	1.6	4.2	S	STEEP	6.1
06	16	5:00 am	5.2	4.9	12.1	SW	1.6	3.8	SE	SWELL	6.3
06	16	4:00 am	5.9	5.2	12.1	SW	2.0	4.2	SE	SWELL	6.3
06	16	3:00 am	6.2	5.2	7.7	SSW	3.0	4.5	SSE	STEEP	6.2

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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