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PORTLAND 12 NM Southeast of Portland,ME (44007)

Local Time: 3:30 AM EDT on August 28, 2008

Location: 43.53 North -70.14 West | Google Maps

Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy	Buoy Hull: 3D25	Payload: ARES 4.4 payload	Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer	Sea Surface measured by: Intake	Note: Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round. NOAA recommends vessels reduce speeds below 10 knots, when consistent with safe navigation. For latest sightings, go to: http://rwhalesightings.nefsc.noaa.gov/

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 2:50 AM EDT on August 28, 2008
Air Temperature:	61° F / 16° C
Humidity:	92
Wind direction (W Dir):	North (345 - 354 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	5.8 kts (6.7 mph / 10.8 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	7.8 kts (8.9 mph / 14.4 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	12 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	1.31 ft / 0.40 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 1.3 ft / exactly 0.4 m
Wave Swell Period (WSP):	12 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH):	1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Wave Swell Range (WSR):	0.82 - 2.46 ft / 0.25 - 0.75 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	30.06 in / 1018 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT):	+0.01 in / +0.3 hPa Increasing, then steady; or increasing, then increasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:3:00 AM EDT on August 28, 2008
Water Depth:	79 ft / 24 m
Wave Height:	1.21 ft / 0.37 m
Spectral Peak Period:	12.1 sec
Average Wave Period:	8.8 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 28, 2008

Update Time:	Temperature		Humidity	Wind			Dominant Wave			Wave Swell			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	66 / 19	64 / 18	72	West	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	12	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	12	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.04 / 1017	+0.01 / +0.5
21:50	66 / 19	64 / 18	71	WSW	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	12	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	12	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.05 / 1017	+0.02 / +0.7
22:50	65 / 18	64 / 18	79	West	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	11	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.04 / 1017	+0.01 / +0.4
23:50	63 / 17	63 / 17	85	WNW	1.9	2.2 / 3.6	11	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.05 / 1018	+0.01 / +0.3
00:50	63 / 17	63 / 17	86	West	3.9	4.5 / 7.2	11	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.06 / 1018	+0.01 / +0.5
01:50	63 / 17	62 / 17	81	North	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	12	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	12	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.06 / 1018	+0.02 / +0.7
02:50	61 / 16	62 / 17	92	North	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	12	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	12	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.06 / 1018	+0.01 / +0.3

Wave Detail Buoy Data for August 28, 2008

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	79 ft / 24 m	0.95 ft / 0.29 m	11.4 sec	7.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	79 ft / 24 m	1.08 ft / 0.33 m	12.1 sec	8.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	79 ft / 24 m	0.98 ft / 0.30 m	12.1 sec	8.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	79 ft / 24 m	1.12 ft / 0.34 m	11.4 sec	9.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	79 ft / 24 m	1.18 ft / 0.36 m	11.4 sec	9.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	79 ft / 24 m	1.05 ft / 0.32 m	11.4 sec	9.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
02:00	79 ft / 24 m	1.05 ft / 0.32 m	12.1 sec	9.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	79 ft / 24 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	12.1 sec	8.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec

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