MID GULF 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA (42001)

Local Time: 5:23 PM CDT on October 11, 2008

Location: 25.9 North -89.67 West | Google Maps

Buoy Type: 12-meter discus buoy	Buoy Hull: 12D11	Payload: ARES payload	Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer	Sea Surface measured by: Intake

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 4:50 PM CDT on October 11, 2008
Air Temperature:	79° F / 26° C
Wind direction (W Dir):	ENE (55 - 64 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	15.6 kts (17.9 mph / 28.8 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	17.5 kts (20.1 mph / 32.4 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	4 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	2.30 ft / 0.70 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 2.3 ft / exactly 0.7 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Wind Wave Range (WWR):	0.82 - 2.46 ft / 0.25 - 0.75 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	29.94 in / 1014 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT):	-0.04 in / -1.3 hPa Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:5:00 PM CDT on October 11, 2008
Water Depth:	10741 ft / 3274 m
Wave Height:	2.26 ft / 0.69 m
Spectral Peak Period:	3.8 sec
Average Wave Period:	3.4 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for October 11, 2008

Update Time:	Temperature		Humidity	Wind			Dominant Wave			Wind Wave			Pressure
Update Time:	Air(°F / °C)	Water(°F / °C)	Humidity	Dir	Speed(kts)	Speed(mph / km/h)	Period (sec)	Height (ft / m)	Range (ft / m)	Period (sec)	Height (ft / m)	Range (ft / m)	Atmosphere (in / hPa)	Tendency (in / hPa)
20:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	East	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	4	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.96 / 1015	+0.04 / +1.2
21:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	3	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.98 / 1015	+0.04 / +1.3
22:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	3	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.98 / 1015	-
23:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	4	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.97 / 1015	-
00:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	4	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.96 / 1014	-0.02 / -0.7
01:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	4	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.94 / 1014	-0.04 / -1.2
02:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.93 / 1014	-0.04 / -1.3
03:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.92 / 1013	-0.03 / -1.1
04:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.93 / 1013	-0.01 / -0.5
05:50	78 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.94 / 1014	+0.01 / +0.3
06:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	NE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.95 / 1014	+0.03 / +1.0
07:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.98 / 1015	+0.05 / +1.7
08:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.00 / 1016	+0.06 / +1.9
09:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	4	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.01 / 1016	+0.06 / +2.1
10:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	NE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	4	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.02 / 1016	+0.04 / +1.4
11:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	NE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	4	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.01 / 1016	+0.01 / +0.5
12:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	4	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.00 / 1016	-0.01 / -0.5
13:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	NE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	4	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.97 / 1015	-0.04 / -1.5
14:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	NE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	4	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.95 / 1014	-0.06 / -2.1
15:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	NE	15.6	17.9 / 28.8	4	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.94 / 1014	-0.06 / -1.9
16:50	79 / 26	81 / 27	-	ENE	15.6	17.9 / 28.8	4	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.94 / 1014	-0.04 / -1.3

Wave Detail Buoy Data for October 11, 2008

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.08 ft / 0.33 m	4.3 sec	3.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	3.2 sec	3.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.38 ft / 0.42 m	3.4 sec	3.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.54 ft / 0.47 m	3.7 sec	3.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.57 ft / 0.48 m	3.7 sec	3.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
02:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.57 ft / 0.48 m	3.6 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.61 ft / 0.49 m	3.8 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
04:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.61 ft / 0.49 m	3.8 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
05:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.54 ft / 0.47 m	4.0 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
08:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.35 ft / 0.41 m	4.0 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
09:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.41 ft / 0.43 m	4.0 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
10:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.44 ft / 0.44 m	4.3 sec	3.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
12:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.84 ft / 0.56 m	4.0 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
13:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.97 ft / 0.60 m	4.2 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
14:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.23 ft / 0.68 m	4.0 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
15:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.23 ft / 0.68 m	4.0 sec	3.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
16:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.23 ft / 0.68 m	4.0 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
17:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.26 ft / 0.69 m	3.8 sec	3.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec