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Station 46205 - West Dixon Entrance Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 46205

Owned and maintained by Environment and Climate Change Canada
3-meter discus buoy
54.180 N 134.320 W (54°10'48" N 134°19'12" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line

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Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

Conditions at 46205 as of
(3:00 am PDT)
1000 GMT on 04/24/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 170 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 17.5 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 21.4 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 8.2 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 7 sec
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.96 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.01 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 46.4 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 46.6 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 38.8 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

Previous observations
TIME
(PDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-04-24 02:00 am S 19.4 23.3 8.5 7--29.97-0.00 46.6 46.6----
2025-04-24 01:00 am S 19.4 23.3 8.2 7--29.97-0.01 46.0 46.6----
2025-04-24 12:00 am S 19.4 23.3 7.2 7--29.97+0.00 46.2 46.4----
2025-04-23 11:00 pm S 19.4 23.3 7.5 7--29.97+0.00 46.2 46.4----
2025-04-23 10:00 pm S 19.4 23.3 8.2 8--29.97-0.01 46.4 46.4----
2025-04-23 09:00 pm S 17.5 23.3 7.5 7--29.97-0.02 46.6 46.6----
2025-04-23 08:00 pm S 19.4 25.3 7.2 7--29.97-0.02 46.4 46.8----
2025-04-23 07:00 pm S 19.4 23.3 7.9 7--29.98-0.01 46.6 46.9----
2025-04-23 06:00 pm S 19.4 23.3 7.2 7--29.99-0.01 46.6 47.1----
2025-04-23 05:00 pm S 19.4 25.3 7.2 7--29.99-0.01 46.6 47.1----
2025-04-23 04:00 pm S 19.4 23.3 7.5 7--30.00-0.01 46.8 47.3----
2025-04-23 03:00 pm S 19.4 27.2 7.9 7--30.00+0.00 46.6 47.1----
2025-04-23 02:00 pm S 21.4 27.2 7.2 7--30.00+0.00 46.8 47.3----
2025-04-23 01:00 pm S 19.4 25.3 7.5 7--30.00+0.00 46.6 47.3----
2025-04-23 12:00 pm S 21.4 23.3 6.9 6--30.00-0.01 46.4 47.1----
2025-04-23 11:00 am S 21.4 25.3 6.6 6--30.00-0.02 46.6 47.3----
2025-04-23 10:00 am S 19.4 25.3 6.6 6--30.00-0.02 46.4 47.1----
2025-04-23 09:00 am S 17.5 21.4 6.2 7--30.01-0.02 46.8 47.1----
2025-04-23 08:00 amSSW 17.5 21.4 6.2 7--30.02-0.02 46.4 46.9----
2025-04-23 07:00 amSSW 19.4 23.3 6.6 7--30.02-0.04 46.4 46.9----
2025-04-23 06:00 am S 17.5 21.4 5.9 7--30.03-0.04 46.2 46.9----
2025-04-23 05:00 am S 15.5 19.4 5.6 7--30.04-0.04 46.4 46.8----
2025-04-23 04:00 amSSW 15.5 19.4 5.6 8--30.06-0.04 46.4 46.9----
2025-04-23 03:00 am SW 13.6 17.5 5.9 8--30.07-0.03 45.7 46.9----