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Station CLKN7 - Cape Lookout, NC

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
C-MAN Station
MARS payload
34.611 N 76.528 W (34°36'39" N 76°31'42" W)

Site elevation: 3.1 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 6.4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 6.8 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 5.3 m above mean sea level

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

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Conditions at CLKN7 as of
(9:20 pm EDT on 05/17/2025)
0120 GMT on 05/18/2025:
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):	SW ( 220 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):	12 kts
Wind Gust (GST):	18 kts
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.75 in
Air Temperature (ATMP):	76.3 °F
Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	12 kts
Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	12 kts
Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Supplemental Measurements
Lowest 1-minute Pressure
Time (EDT)		Pressure
9:15 pm		29.75 in
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (EDT)	WSPD	WDIR
9:18 pm	14 kts	SW ( 220 deg true )

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	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
2025-05-17 09:10 pm	SW	12	19	-	-	-	-	29.75	-	76.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 09:00 pm	SW	13	20	-	-	-	-	29.75	+0.00	76.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:50 pm	SW	13	22	-	-	-	-	29.74	-	76.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:40 pm	SW	13	19	-	-	-	-	29.74	-	76.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:20 pm	SW	15	21	-	-	-	-	29.74	-	76.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:10 pm	SW	15	21	-	-	-	-	29.73	-	76.5	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:00 pm	SW	14	21	-	-	-	-	29.73	-0.03	76.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:50 pm	SW	13	20	-	-	-	-	29.74	-	76.8	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:40 pm	SW	14	21	-	-	-	-	29.73	-	76.8	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:20 pm	SW	13	19	-	-	-	-	29.73	-	76.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:10 pm	SW	13	19	-	-	-	-	29.73	-	77.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:00 pm	SW	12	18	-	-	-	-	29.74	-0.04	77.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:50 pm	SW	13	20	-	-	-	-	29.73	-	77.5	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:40 pm	SW	13	20	-	-	-	-	29.73	-	77.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:20 pm	SW	12	18	-	-	-	-	29.74	-	77.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:10 pm	SW	13	20	-	-	-	-	29.75	-	77.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:00 pm	SW	13	19	-	-	-	-	29.75	-0.04	77.5	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:50 pm	SW	13	18	-	-	-	-	29.74	-	77.9	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:40 pm	SW	12	19	-	-	-	-	29.74	-	78.1	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:20 pm	SW	11	17	-	-	-	-	29.75	-	78.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:10 pm	SW	11	17	-	-	-	-	29.75	-	78.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:00 pm	SW	11	15	-	-	-	-	29.76	-0.05	78.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:50 pm	SW	9	15	-	-	-	-	29.76	-	78.8	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:40 pm	SW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.77	-	78.8	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:30 pm	WSW	9	16	-	-	-	-	29.77	-	78.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:20 pm	WSW	9	13	-	-	-	-	29.78	-	78.1	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:10 pm	WSW	9	13	-	-	-	-	29.78	-	77.9	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:00 pm	WSW	9	13	-	-	-	-	29.78	-0.06	77.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:50 pm	WSW	9	13	-	-	-	-	29.78	-	78.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:40 pm	WSW	6	11	-	-	-	-	29.77	-	78.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:20 pm	SW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.79	-	77.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:10 pm	SW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.80	-	77.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:00 pm	SW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.79	-0.07	77.9	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:50 pm	SW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.79	-	77.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:40 pm	SW	9	12	-	-	-	-	29.80	-	77.9	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:30 pm	SW	9	12	-	-	-	-	29.80	-	78.1	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:20 pm	SW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.80	-	78.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:10 pm	SW	9	11	-	-	-	-	29.80	-	78.8	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:00 pm	SW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.81	-0.05	80.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:50 pm	SW	8	10	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	80.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:40 pm	SSW	7	9	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	81.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:20 pm	S	5	8	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	81.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:10 pm	S	6	9	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	81.5	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:00 pm	W	2	5	-	-	-	-	29.84	-0.01	81.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:50 pm	W	3	7	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	80.1	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:40 pm	W	6	7	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	79.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:30 pm	W	7	9	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	78.8	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:20 pm	W	7	10	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	78.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:10 pm	W	10	13	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	78.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:00 pm	W	11	14	-	-	-	-	29.86	+0.00	78.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 11:50 am	W	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	78.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 11:40 am	W	11	14	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	78.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 11:20 am	W	11	16	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	79.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 11:10 am	W	11	16	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	79.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 11:00 am	WSW	12	16	-	-	-	-	29.86	+0.00	78.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 10:50 am	WSW	12	17	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	78.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 10:40 am	WSW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	79.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 10:30 am	W	12	16	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	78.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 10:20 am	W	10	16	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	78.1	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 10:10 am	WSW	12	17	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	77.9	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 10:00 am	WSW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.85	+0.00	77.5	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 09:50 am	SW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	76.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 09:40 am	WSW	9	15	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	76.8	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 09:20 am	SW	10	16	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	76.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 09:10 am	SW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	76.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 09:00 am	SW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.86	+0.03	76.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:50 am	WSW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.87	-	76.5	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:40 am	SW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	77.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:30 am	SW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	76.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:20 am	SW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.87	-	76.3	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:10 am	SW	8	13	-	-	-	-	29.87	-	75.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 08:00 am	SW	8	13	-	-	-	-	29.86	+0.04	75.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:50 am	SW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	75.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:40 am	WSW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:30 am	WSW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:20 am	WSW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	75.7	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:10 am	WSW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 07:00 am	WSW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.85	+0.05	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:50 am	WSW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:40 am	SW	7	12	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:30 am	SW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:20 am	WSW	8	11	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:10 am	SW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.84	-	74.8	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 06:00 am	SW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.84	+0.00	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:50 am	SW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:40 am	SW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:20 am	SW	10	14	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:10 am	SW	10	16	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 05:00 am	SW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.82	-0.01	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:50 am	SW	9	16	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:40 am	WSW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:30 am	WSW	10	17	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:20 am	WSW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:10 am	SW	11	15	-	-	-	-	29.81	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 04:00 am	SW	11	18	-	-	-	-	29.80	-0.04	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:50 am	SW	10	16	-	-	-	-	29.81	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:40 am	SW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:30 am	WSW	10	16	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:20 am	WSW	10	15	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:10 am	WSW	10	18	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 03:00 am	WSW	11	16	-	-	-	-	29.83	-0.03	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:50 am	WSW	8	14	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:40 am	SW	8	14	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:30 am	SW	9	12	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:20 am	SW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:10 am	SW	10	14	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 02:00 am	SW	10	16	-	-	-	-	29.83	-0.04	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:50 am	SW	10	17	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:40 am	SW	10	14	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:20 am	SW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.84	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:10 am	SW	10	14	-	-	-	-	29.84	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 01:00 am	SW	9	14	-	-	-	-	29.84	-0.04	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:50 am	SW	10	14	-	-	-	-	29.84	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:40 am	SW	9	13	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:30 am	SW	9	12	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:20 am	SW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:10 am	SW	8	11	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	75.6	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-17 12:00 am	SW	9	12	-	-	-	-	29.86	+0.00	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 11:50 pm	SW	10	13	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 11:40 pm	SSW	10	13	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 11:20 pm	SW	9	12	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 11:10 pm	SW	9	12	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	75.4	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 11:00 pm	SW	9	12	-	-	-	-	29.87	+0.00	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 10:50 pm	SW	7	12	-	-	-	-	29.88	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 10:40 pm	SW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.88	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 10:30 pm	WSW	8	12	-	-	-	-	29.88	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 10:20 pm	WSW	8	11	-	-	-	-	29.88	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 10:10 pm	WSW	7	10	-	-	-	-	29.88	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 10:00 pm	WSW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.88	+0.03	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 09:50 pm	SW	7	11	-	-	-	-	29.88	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 09:40 pm	SW	7	9	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 09:30 pm	SW	7	10	-	-	-	-	29.86	-	75.2	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 09:20 pm	SW	7	10	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 09:10 pm	SSW	8	10	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 09:00 pm	SW	7	10	-	-	-	-	29.85	+0.01	75.0	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-16 08:50 pm	WSW	6	9	-	-	-	-	29.87	-	75.0	-	-	-	-	-

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