BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA (44013)

Local Time: 3:15 PM EDT on August 28, 2008

Location: 42.35 North -70.69 West | Google Maps

Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy	Buoy Hull: 3DV04	Payload: DACT 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/ For area forecasts and warnings, select: Boston WFO

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 2:50 PM EDT on August 28, 2008
Air Temperature:	66° F / 19° C
Humidity:	67
Wind direction (W Dir):	NNE (15 - 24 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	11.7 kts (13.4 mph / 21.6 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	13.6 kts (15.7 mph / 25.2 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	4 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	1.97 ft / 0.60 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 2.0 ft / exactly 0.6 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
Wave Swell Period (WSP):	10 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 / -0.4 hPa Steady or increasing, then decreasing; or decreasing, then decreasing more rapidly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:3:00 PM EDT on August 28, 2008
Water Depth:	200 ft / 61 m
Wave Height:	1.97 ft / 0.60 m
Spectral Peak Period:	3.6 sec
Average Wave Period:	3.8 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.5 sec
Wave Record:	1200 sec

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 28, 2008

Update Time:	Temperature		Humidity	Wind			Dominant Wave			Wind 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)	Period (sec)	Height (ft / m)	Range (ft / m)	Atmosphere (in / hPa)	Tendency (in / hPa)
20:50	67 / 20	67 / 20	67	SW	1.9	2.2 / 3.6	13	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	-	-	-	13	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.05 / 1017	-
21:50	68 / 20	67 / 20	60	SSW	3.9	4.5 / 7.2	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 / 1017	-
22:50	67 / 20	67 / 20	69	WSW	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	13	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	-	-	-	13	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.05 / 1017	-
23:50	67 / 20	67 / 20	67	SW	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
00:50	66 / 19	67 / 20	66	West	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	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	66 / 19	66 / 19	67	West	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	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 / +0.4
02:50	65 / 18	66 / 19	74	West	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	11	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.05 / 1017	-0.01 / -0.5
03:50	65 / 18	66 / 19	74	WNW	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	11	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.05 / 1017	-0.01 / -0.5
04:50	65 / 18	66 / 19	82	NW	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	13	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	13	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.04 / 1017	-0.02 / -0.6
05:50	66 / 19	66 / 19	73	North	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	10	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.04 / 1017	-
06:50	66 / 19	66 / 19	75	North	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	13	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	13	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.04 / 1017	-
07:50	66 / 19	66 / 19	77	NNE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	3	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	13	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.05 / 1017	-
08:50	66 / 19	66 / 19	80	NNE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	3	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.06 / 1018	+0.02 / +0.6
09:50	66 / 19	66 / 19	82	NE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	11	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.06 / 1018	+0.02 / +0.7
10:50	67 / 20	67 / 20	64	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	11	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.09 / 1019	+0.04 / +1.3
11:50	67 / 20	67 / 20	62	NE	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	11	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.08 / 1018	+0.02 / +0.6
12:50	66 / 19	67 / 20	62	NNE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	11	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	11	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.09 / 1019	+0.02 / +0.8
13:50	66 / 19	67 / 20	60	NNE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	13	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	3	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	13	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.08 / 1018	-
14:50	66 / 19	68 / 20	67	NNE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	4	1.97 / 0.60	exactly 2.0 / exactly 0.6	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	10	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	30.06 / 1018	-0.01 / -0.4

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	200 ft / 61 m	1.25 ft / 0.38 m	11.1 sec	4.6 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
21:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.25 ft / 0.38 m	12.5 sec	4.8 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
22:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	11.1 sec	5.1 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
23:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.25 ft / 0.38 m	12.5 sec	5.2 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
00:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.05 ft / 0.32 m	11.1 sec	5.6 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
01:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.05 ft / 0.32 m	11.1 sec	6.1 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
02:00	200 ft / 61 m	0.95 ft / 0.29 m	11.1 sec	6.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
03:00	200 ft / 61 m	0.95 ft / 0.29 m	11.1 sec	7.1 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
04:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.02 ft / 0.31 m	11.1 sec	7.2 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
05:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.02 ft / 0.31 m	12.5 sec	7.0 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
06:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.05 ft / 0.32 m	10.0 sec	6.1 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
07:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.12 ft / 0.34 m	12.5 sec	5.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
08:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.90 ft / 0.58 m	2.9 sec	3.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
09:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.94 ft / 0.59 m	3.3 sec	3.7 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
10:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.51 ft / 0.46 m	11.1 sec	3.8 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
11:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.44 ft / 0.44 m	11.1 sec	4.0 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
12:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.44 ft / 0.44 m	11.1 sec	4.0 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
13:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.67 ft / 0.51 m	11.1 sec	3.8 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
14:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.48 ft / 0.45 m	12.5 sec	3.8 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
15:00	200 ft / 61 m	1.97 ft / 0.60 m	3.6 sec	3.8 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec

BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA (44013)

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 2:50 PM EDT on August 28, 2008

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:3:00 PM EDT on August 28, 2008

Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 28, 2008

Wave Detail Buoy Data for August 28, 2008