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

Local Time: 6:48 PM CDT on August 29, 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: 5:50 PM CDT on August 29, 2008
Air Temperature:	85° F / 29° C
Humidity:	64
Wind direction (W Dir):	ENE (55 - 64 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):	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):	29.82 in / 1010 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT):	-0.05 in / -1.6 hPa Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:6:00 PM CDT on August 29, 2008
Water Depth:	10741 ft / 3274 m
Wave Height:	2.17 ft / 0.66 m
Spectral Peak Period:	4.2 sec
Average Wave Period:	4.0 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 29, 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	84 / 29	86 / 30	68	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.86 / 1011	+0.02 / +0.6
21:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	68	East	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	29.87 / 1011	+0.03 / +1.1
22:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	67	East	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	-	-	-	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.87 / 1012	+0.03 / +1.1
23:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	63	East	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	29.87 / 1011	+0.01 / +0.3
00:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	63	East	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	4	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.86 / 1011	-
01:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	64	East	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	4	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	-	-	-	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.86 / 1011	-0.02 / -0.6
02:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	66	East	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	-	-	-	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.85 / 1011	-0.02 / -0.8
03:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	66	ENE	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	-	-	-	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.84 / 1010	-0.03 / -0.9
04:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	65	East	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	4	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	-	-	-	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.83 / 1010	-0.02 / -0.8
05:50	83 / 29	86 / 30	68	ENE	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	5	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.84 / 1010	-0.01 / -0.3
06:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	63	ENE	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	-	-	-	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.86 / 1011	+0.02 / +0.6
07:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	66	NE	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	5	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.88 / 1012	+0.05 / +1.6
08:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	68	NE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.89 / 1012	+0.05 / +1.8
09:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	67	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	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.91 / 1013	+0.05 / +1.7
10:50	85 / 29	86 / 30	61	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	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.91 / 1013	+0.03 / +1.1
11:50	85 / 29	86 / 30	65	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.91 / 1013	+0.02 / +0.7
12:50	85 / 29	86 / 30	66	ENE	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	29.90 / 1012	-
13:50	84 / 29	86 / 30	70	ENE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	5	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	5	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	29.88 / 1012	-0.03 / -0.9
14:50	85 / 29	86 / 30	68	ENE	13.6	15.7 / 25.2	4	1.64 / 0.50	exactly 1.6 / exactly 0.5	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	29.87 / 1011	-0.04 / -1.5
15:50	85 / 29	86 / 30	64	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	-	-	-	29.84 / 1010	-0.06 / -1.9
16:50	85 / 29	86 / 30	62	ENE	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	-	-	-	29.82 / 1010	-0.06 / -2.1
17:50	85 / 29	86 / 30	64	ENE	11.7	13.4 / 21.6	4	2.30 / 0.70	exactly 2.3 / exactly 0.7	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	-	-	-	29.82 / 1010	-0.05 / -1.6

Wave Detail Buoy Data for August 29, 2008

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	4.8 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.25 ft / 0.38 m	5.0 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	4.5 sec	3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	4.8 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.18 ft / 0.36 m	4.8 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.18 ft / 0.36 m	3.6 sec	3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
02:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	4.2 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	4.5 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
04:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.25 ft / 0.38 m	4.5 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
06:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.15 ft / 0.35 m	4.8 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
07:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.25 ft / 0.38 m	4.8 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
08:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.15 ft / 0.35 m	5.0 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
09:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	4.8 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
10:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.28 ft / 0.39 m	4.3 sec	3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
11:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.21 ft / 0.37 m	4.0 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
12:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.25 ft / 0.38 m	4.8 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
13:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.35 ft / 0.41 m	5.0 sec	3.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
14:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.38 ft / 0.42 m	4.8 sec	3.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
15:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	1.51 ft / 0.46 m	3.8 sec	3.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
16:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.00 ft / 0.61 m	3.8 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
17:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.10 ft / 0.64 m	4.2 sec	3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
18:00	10741 ft / 3274 m	2.17 ft / 0.66 m	4.2 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec

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

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 5:50 PM CDT on August 29, 2008

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:6:00 PM CDT on August 29, 2008

Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 29, 2008

Wave Detail Buoy Data for August 29, 2008