DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ (44009)

Location: 38.46 North -74.7 West — Google Maps

	Conditions for Monday

Daily

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Air Temperature:	57° F
Humidity:	97
Wind direction (W Dir):	ENE (55 - 64 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	21.4 kts (24.6 mph)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	25.3 kts (29.1 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	8 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	9.19 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 9.2 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	7 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	8.20 ft
Wind Wave Range (WWR):	7.38 - 9.02 ft
Wave Swell Period (WSP):	8 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH):	4.92 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR):	4.10 - 5.74 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	30.09 in
Pressure Tendency (PT):	-0.04 in Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Updated: 10:50 PM EST on November 23, 2009

Current Wave Detail Observations:

Water Depth:	79 ft
Wave Height:	9.19 ft
Spectral Peak Period:	8.3 sec
Average Wave Period:	5.7 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

Updated: 11:00 PM EST on November 23, 2009

General Information:

Buoy Type:	3-meter discus buoy
Buoy Hull:	3D77
Payload:	ARES payload
Owned by:
Windspeed:	Measured by obtained from anemometer
Sea Surface:	Measured by Intake
Note:	Alert: Right whales are active off Delaware Bay. NOAA recommends vessels reduce speeds below 10 knots, when consistent with safe navigation. For latest sightings, go to: http://rwhalesightings.nefsc.noaa.gov/

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for November 23, 2009

Updated:	Temperature		Humidity	Wind			Dominant Wave			Wind Wave			Wave Swell			Pressure
Updated:	Air(°F)	Water(°F)	Humidity	Dir	Speed(kts)	Speed(mph)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Atmosphere (in)	Tendency (in)
20:50	55	57	82	NE	19.4	22.4	6	5.91	exactly 5.9	6	6.56	5.74 - 7.38	-	-	-	30.27	-
21:50	56	57	82	NE	19.4	22.4	6	5.58	exactly 5.6	6	4.92	4.10 - 5.74	8	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	30.26	-0.02
22:50	56	57	85	NE	19.4	22.4	6	5.91	exactly 5.9	6	6.56	5.74 - 7.38	-	-	-	30.25	-0.02
23:50	56	57	86	ENE	19.4	22.4	6	6.23	exactly 6.2	6	6.56	5.74 - 7.38	-	-	-	30.24	-0.03
00:50	56	57	87	NE	19.4	22.4	7	6.56	exactly 6.6	7	6.56	5.74 - 7.38	9	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	30.24	-0.02
01:50	57	57	84	NE	19.4	22.4	6	7.22	exactly 7.2	6	6.56	5.74 - 7.38	9	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	30.24	-0.01
02:50	56	57	86	ENE	21.4	24.6	7	7.87	exactly 7.9	7	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	-	-	-	30.25	+0.01
03:50	57	57	81	ENE	21.4	24.6	7	8.53	exactly 8.5	7	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	-	-	-	30.24	-
04:50	57	57	81	ENE	21.4	24.6	8	8.53	exactly 8.5	8	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	11	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	30.23	-0.01
05:50	56	57	87	NE	21.4	24.6	7	9.51	exactly 9.5	7	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.22	-0.02
06:50	56	57	88	NE	23.3	26.8	7	9.84	exactly 9.8	7	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.23	-0.01
07:50	56	57	89	NE	23.3	26.8	8	10.17	exactly 10.2	8	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.23	-
08:50	56	57	90	NE	25.3	29.1	8	9.84	exactly 9.8	8	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.24	+0.01
09:50	56	57	90	NE	23.3	26.8	7	9.51	exactly 9.5	7	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.24	+0.01
10:50	56	57	92	NE	23.3	26.8	8	9.51	exactly 9.5	8	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.22	-0.02
11:50	56	57	91	NE	23.3	26.8	8	9.51	exactly 9.5	8	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.20	-0.03
12:50	56	57	91	NE	23.3	26.8	8	10.50	exactly 10.5	8	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	11	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	30.17	-0.07
13:50	56	57	91	NE	23.3	26.8	8	10.17	exactly 10.2	8	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.16	-0.06
14:50	56	57	90	NE	23.3	26.8				-	-	-	-	-	-	30.16	-0.04
15:50	56	57	92	NE	25.3	29.1	8	10.17	exactly 10.2	8	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.14	-0.03
16:50	56	57	94	NE	23.3	26.8	8	10.50	exactly 10.5	6	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	8	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.14	-0.02
17:50	56	57	96	NE	23.3	26.8	8	10.17	exactly 10.2	7	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	8	6.56	5.74 - 7.38	30.14	-0.02
18:50	56	57	97	NE	23.3	26.8	7	9.84	exactly 9.8	7	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	10	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	30.13	-0.01
19:50	57	57	93	NE	21.4	24.6	8	10.17	exactly 10.2	8	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.13	-0.01
20:50	57	57	95	NE	23.3	26.8	9	9.51	exactly 9.5	8	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	9	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	30.10	-0.04
21:50	57	57	97	NE	19.4	22.4	8	9.19	exactly 9.2	8	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	-	-	-	30.11	-0.02
22:50	57	57	97	ENE	21.4	24.6	8	9.19	exactly 9.2	7	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	8	4.92	4.10 - 5.74	30.09	-0.04

Wave Detail Buoy Data for November 23, 2009

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	79 ft	5.94 ft	5.6 sec	4.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	79 ft	5.91 ft	5.9 sec	4.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	79 ft	5.74 ft	5.6 sec	4.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	79 ft	5.91 ft	5.9 sec	4.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	79 ft	6.33 ft	5.9 sec	4.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	79 ft	6.66 ft	6.7 sec	4.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
02:00	79 ft	7.12 ft	6.3 sec	5.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	79 ft	7.74 ft	7.1 sec	5.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
04:00	79 ft	8.50 ft	7.1 sec	5.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
05:00	79 ft	8.56 ft	7.7 sec	5.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
06:00	79 ft	9.48 ft	7.1 sec	5.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
07:00	79 ft	9.94 ft	7.1 sec	5.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
08:00	79 ft	10.07 ft	7.7 sec	5.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
09:00	79 ft	9.97 ft	7.7 sec	5.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
10:00	79 ft	9.68 ft	7.1 sec	5.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
11:00	79 ft	9.45 ft	7.7 sec	5.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
12:00	79 ft	9.65 ft	7.7 sec	5.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
13:00	79 ft	10.50 ft	7.7 sec	6.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
14:00	79 ft	10.10 ft	7.7 sec	5.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
16:00	79 ft	10.07 ft	7.7 sec	5.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
17:00	79 ft	10.63 ft	8.3 sec	6.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
18:00	79 ft	10.17 ft	8.3 sec	5.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
19:00	79 ft	9.81 ft	7.1 sec	5.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
20:00	79 ft	10.04 ft	7.7 sec	5.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	79 ft	9.48 ft	9.1 sec	5.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	79 ft	9.25 ft	8.3 sec	5.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	79 ft	9.19 ft	8.3 sec	5.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec

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