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Station KVKY - Main Pass 289C (Apache Corp.) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station KVKY

Oil Platform
29.248 N 88.441 W (29°14'53" N 88°26'28" W)

Anemometer height: 115 m above site elevation

Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

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Conditions at KVKY as of
(5:35 am CDT)
1035 GMT on 08/16/2018:
     

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24-hour plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): W ( 270 deg true )
24-hour plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts
24-hour plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 80.6 °F
24-hour plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 75.2 °F
24-hour plot - Visibility Visibility (VIS): 8.7 nmi
Previous observations
24-hour plot - Wind Direction 24-hour plot - Wind Speed 24-hour plot - Wind Gust 24-hour plot - Wave Height 24-hour plot - Dominant Wave Period 24-hour plot - Average Period 24-hour plot - Mean Wave Direction 24-hour plot - Atmospheric Pressure 24-hour plot - Pressure Tendency 24-hour plot - Air Temperature 24-hour plot - Water Temperature 24-hour plot - Dew Point 24-hour plot - Salinity 24-hour plot - Visibility 24-hour plot - Tide (above MLLW)
MM DD TIME
(CDT)		 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
0816 5:15 am W 15.9------- 80.6- 73.4- 7.0-
0816 4:55 amSSW 7.0------- 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-
0816 4:35 amSSW 15.9------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0816 4:15 amSSW 9.9------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0816 3:55 amSSW 15.0------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0816 3:35 amSSW 12.0------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
0816 3:15 amSSW 8.9 14.0------ 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0816 2:55 amSSW 13.0------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
0816 2:35 am SW 13.0------- 82.4- 77.0- 7.0-
0816 2:15 am SW 15.9 21.0------ 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-
0816 1:55 am- 6.0 14.0------ 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
0816 1:35 am S 8.9 15.0------ 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
0816 1:15 am- 4.1------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081612:55 am S 11.1------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081612:35 am S 8.0 14.0------ 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081612:15 amSSW 9.9------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081511:55 pm- 0.0------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081511:35 pm- 0.0------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081511:15 pm- 4.1------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081510:55 pm- 0.0------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081510:35 pm- 2.9------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
081510:15 pm N- 9.9------ 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 9:55 pm- 5.1------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 9:35 pm- 5.1------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 9:15 pmSSW 8.9------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 8:55 pmSSW 8.0------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 8:35 pm S 7.0------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 8:15 pmSSW 8.9------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 7:55 pmSSW 9.9------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 7:35 pmSSW 8.9------- 84.2- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 7:15 pm SW 9.9------- 84.2- 71.6- 8.7-
0815 6:55 pmSSW 11.1------- 86.0- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 6:35 pmSSW 9.9------- 86.0- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 6:15 pmSSW 8.9------- 86.0- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 5:55 pmSSW 9.9------- 86.0- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 5:35 pmSSW 8.0------- 86.0- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 5:15 pmSSW 6.0------- 86.0- 71.6- 8.7-
0815 4:55 pmSSW 8.9------- 86.0- 77.0- 6.1-
0815 4:35 pm- 5.1------- 87.8- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 4:15 pmSSW 7.0------- 87.8- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 3:55 pmSSW 7.0------- 87.8- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 3:35 pmSSW 7.0------- 87.8- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 3:15 pmSSW 7.0------- 87.8- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 2:55 pmSSW 6.0------- 87.8- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 2:35 pm SW 6.0------- 87.8- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 2:15 pmSSW 6.0------- 87.8- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 1:55 pm SW 8.0------- 87.8- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 1:35 pm SW 5.1------- 87.8- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 1:15 pm- 0.0------- 86.0- 75.2- 8.7-
081512:55 pm- 2.9------- 86.0- 75.2- 8.7-
081512:35 pm- 0.0------- 87.8- 75.2- 8.7-
081512:15 pm- 4.1------- 86.0- 75.2- 8.7-
081511:55 am- 0.0------- 86.0- 75.2- 8.7-
081511:35 am- 2.9------- 86.0- 75.2- 8.7-
081511:15 am- 0.0------- 86.0- 75.2- 8.7-
081510:55 am- 0.0------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081510:35 am- 0.0------- 84.2- 75.2- 8.7-
081510:15 am NW 4.1------- 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 9:55 amWNW 6.0------- 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 9:35 amWNW 6.0------- 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 9:15 amWNW 7.0------- 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 8:55 amWNW 5.1------- 82.4- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 8:35 amWNW 5.1------- 82.4- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 8:15 amWNW 6.0------- 82.4- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 7:55 am W 8.9------- 82.4- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 7:35 amWNW 11.1------- 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 7:15 amWNW 8.9------- 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 6:55 am W 2.9------- 82.4- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 6:35 am W 8.0------- 82.4- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 6:15 am W 9.9------- 82.4- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 5:55 amWSW 13.0------- 80.6- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 5:35 am SW 12.0------- 82.4- 73.4- 8.7-
0815 5:15 am SW 12.0------- 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-
0815 4:55 amSSW 5.1------- 82.4- 75.2- 8.7-

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